Miller, played by Dimon, is easy to think of William, the protagonist in "The Hurt Locker", which became popular at the Oscars this year. He is also an American soldier with some life-defying spirit. He also sympathizes with the locals, but I believe there are few. It is hoped that Xiao Ma will be nominated for an Oscar for the role of Miller. The reason is not that Xiao Ma's performance is not good, but the script's portrayal of this role is lacking. When the role of Miller first appeared on the scene, it felt like a low-level officer who resolutely obeyed orders, but he questioned everything from the time he completed the task of searching the toilet factory, and never wavered despite the difficulties and dangers afterwards. What personal reasons made him different from other soldiers? We didn't explain any of his background to us in the movie. In fact, these explanations are not made in "The Hurt Locker", but as the plot progresses, we seem to be able to gradually understand the behavior of the male protagonist: this is a madman with extremely high professional ability, and he doesn't like to deal with people. Bombing is his greatest pleasure, and saving people through bomb disposal is the only way to reflect his life value. But thinking about Miller in "Green Zone", we still don’t know who he is after watching the whole film. The plot serves, but lacks a clear psychological context.
If you think about it, in fact, the other characters in the film are also symbolic characters, because this drama is about things rather than people. For example, Greg Kinnear’s Poundstone represents the White House, Amy Ryan’s Dayne represents the media, and Brendan Gleeson’s Martin represents the opposition in the government. Of course the cripple Freddy represents the Iraqi people. This symbolic setting makes the film more inclined to reflective and critical entertainment blockbusters like "Eagle Eye" or "The Enemy of the People" rather than "Sirna" and "The Immortal Gardener". The film that purely reflects and analyzes the government's decision-making, in fact, the last part of the "Green Zone" multi-tracking is really wonderful and beautiful, but I feel that this ticket is a waste of acting... well, I asked for too much.
Perhaps the reason for the high demands is that I have been looking forward to it since the filming started, mainly because of Greg Kinnear, who thinks that this guy always has a good vision for film selection and is also super malleable. But the space to play in this film is really limited. The character itself is just a scapegoat for the White House, not even a big boss. But watching him and Matt Damon act in a rivalry, it suddenly occurred to them that they had collaborated in the super-tough "Brothers", and couldn't help laughing at the screen. The former Siamese brothers are now in a big fight, which is also an alternative nostalgic way for the two.
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