Friends

How many Friends do you have? 20, 10?

Have you ever paid attention to the types of friends that you have? What if I tell you that you are only comfortable with 2 (or maximum 3) types of people? Well, its true.

Think of your closest friends whom you spend maximum time with, or your 'inner circle' as you'd like to call it. Think about what makes you like them, which quality of theirs you find endearing, why do you like spending time with them... Take a moment here and think!

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You might realize that there are mainly two types of people we hang out with:

1. Those who make us feel happy.
2. Those whom we aspire to be like some day.

The first category pretty much speaks for itself. Their company is enjoyable, your conversations are enriching and you both laugh together!

The second category might seem a little 'strong' for some of you. I'm not talking role models here. But some people possess traits that we subconsciously want to exhibit (but aren't doing so, for some inexplicable reason). Only in this category I can relate to the age old phrase: "Opposites attract".

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Let me give you a self-example. 

I am a tad bit on the lazy side. Hence, I quite enjoy the company of diligent people. I'm always in awe of how they meticulously get things done. Most of them are structured and disciplined people, and somewhere deep down I believe that 'life would be better that way'.

It is a debatable topic where most of friends say - the grass is greener on the other side. And they talk about wanting to loosen up a bit. But the point is, I realized that if any new person I meet possesses these traits, there seems to be an instant connection. Immediately your mind maps their traits to someone similar in your circle and hey, you are buddies pretty soon!

Have you ever felt this before? How similar are your friends to one another?

What traits do you find most endearing? I'd love to know.

Minions

What is cute, tiny, yellow and bring a big wide smile to your face? A banana.

Now this wonderful yellow banana is also quite appealing to someone else we know. Who? A minion.

Who knew that these side-kicks (who were once planned to be just that) would end up becoming movie stars themselves? They have quite literally taken the animation industry by storm with the latest release of Minions 3D.

The business doesn't quite stop with the movie, there are several merchandise of Minions which are getting quite popular these days! McDonald's has their advertisements screaming all about it !

But why is any of this happening? It is only because of how instantly like-able these little things are. They are tiny, their language is like baby-talk and they go about doing their own thing. They all have normal human names (Kevin, Bob) making them feel like one-of-us. And they are quirky in their own ways: they laugh at the weird noises made by the water cooler.

I was unbelievably excited for the release of the Minions movie, but for some reason it did not release in my city! Terribly disappointing. But recently, I came across a minion who was dressed in the traditional attire of my land. And I fell in love with these characters all over again! A normal Tam-Brahm 'Subramanian' is now Subra-Minion.

Tiny. Cute. Yellow. Bananaaaaaa... !

Where all magic comes to life !

If you love animation films, you are probably a huge fan of Pixar. Especially one of their latest Academy Award winning blockbuster, Frozen.

The visuals, the music, the story line just takes the movie experience to a whole new level and all of this is possible only because Disney and Pixar keep reinventing their characters. They are intelligent enough to not repeat the saturated stories of Cinderella and Snow White.

But with the release of Frozen, the internet has been ranting about the depiction of the female characters. Lots of people have noticed that the sisters Anna and Esla look so similar that they could pass off as identical twins. Here's a picture to prove it:

This made a lot of people talk. The only way you can perhaps identify them uniquely is by their hair colour and dressing sense. Disney fans went back to their drawing boards with their favourite characters (Rapunzel from Tangled and even the latest additions of Joy, Sadness and Disgust from Inside Out). Pixar's definition of a beautiful female face always seems to involve a small nose, while the men enjoyed all kind of face features and noses ! The telegraph gives you some graphic evidence here.

The Afictionado points out the Dreamworks has done things a little differently. They have given a variety of facial shapes in their meant-to-be-liked heroines, which not only help you distinguish them, but also make them feel more real. Imagine how awkward it would be if your mother and love interest had the same face !

The reason we are all here talking about Pixar and their faces is because we want them to listen. We are drawn to your movies anyway, but let's not contain female beauty to one design. Let me make things clear - I'm not treading the lines of objectification of beauty, I am more interested in identifying the characters uniquely on screen without much difficulty.

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