By combining all the trending topics of pop culture into one compact, 2-minute video, copywriter and stand-up comic Chelsea Davison has turned “Lena Dunham’s Audition for Zero Dark Thirty” into a viral hit. While some critics find Dunham’s turn as twenty-something Hannah in “Girls” as LITERALLY TORTURE TO WATCH, Davison has managed to turn two subjects with equally divided audiences into a video that both the fans and even the haters will somehow manage to enjoy (ironically of course). For Dunham fans, this video becomes an endearing testament to her charismatic, likable, and never-change-for-anyone-or-anything personality, as well as her refusal to stay clothed for more than 3 minutes at any given time. For the critics, this video works to point out the flaws in her delivery, her “inability” to act, and her refusal to stay clothed for more than 3 minutes at any given time (hey, it’s all a matter of perspective). “Girls” fans will love the tributes and call-backs to quotes from the show and critics will heave a heavy sigh of relief when the line, “I am the voice of my post-9/11 generation. Or a voice from a generation” is never uttered once throughout the video.
Best of all, Davison manages to hit home Dunham’s casual affinity for cupcakes and her general frumpiness without missing the mark. It really makes you think about how the world is just a little worse off for not having made Zero Dark Thirty starring Ms. Dunham.
