Zac Efron Got A Haircut!

That’s right.

I’m going to write an entire 500 and change in words about the greatness that is Zac Efron’s new haircut. Why? Considering this week in entertainment (and the world), we all need a pick me up and well, would you look at that face!?

What can you say about young men's fashion in 2009? Some of it is a travesty. Along with chivalry, the concept of men dressing for women is somewhat  ambiguous. I mean in LA alone, some men wear Spanx, and along with skinny jeans, lavender loafers with no socks,  Bermuda shorts, blazers and those hoop earrings that stretch your earlobes, this generation's style especially in Hollywood has been stuck in neutral.

Zac's hair was cute for a moment, but once we moved past its floppy “Oops it fell in my face again, oops let me tousle it away” glory, it was starting to grate and if there is one thing I can say as a fan to Mr. Efron: It was time, honey.

Zefron's been wearing this moppish look for quite some time due to his High School Musical obligations. Moppishness isn't necessarily beneficial to a young Hollywooder's career, though. For one, you are typecast (coughHugh Grantcoughcough) and its defines you so much that if you hold on to it, the moment you decide to rid yourself of this look, like Tom Selleck or Alex Trebek de-mustaching, the moment you sport a frown line, voice change or *gulp* a grey hair, the dream is gone. (Lets keep heartbreak to a minimum, tweens everywhere are hyperventilating as to when Nick & Miley will reemerge as a couple and Kevin Jonas is planning on giving his flower to this girl.)

And frankly, every time I run into Mr. Efron, my heart melts ... but I want to check his ID. I need to not feel like he's an infant. It's time for him to leave the High School Musical era and step into the leading man role which he will handle confidently. He plays bad boys well in photos and on-screen because in reality, he's about the nicest kid around. In order for Zac to crossover and maintain career longevity he’ll have to submit to certain strategic persona modifications, so that the general public and those that harbor crazy crushes on him will stay interested. I'm talking about doing a indie, being in a movie with an R rating or at the very least? Dramatically snipping your locks.

Zef's next movie is something decidedly matur-ish. In The Death and Life of Charlie St. Cloud, the film centers on a young man so stricken with grief at his younger brother’s death that he takes a job as caretaker of the cemetery where his brother is buried. Drama? Check. Dark? Check. And don't forget his upcoming guest starring role on "Entourage."

So his hair, well, it had to come off. Along with batting those baby blues and honing his acting chops, Zac's chop basically assures women ages 0-100 that he's not going anywhere. Don't worry.