While viewing 5 Broken Cameras, the phrase "loss of innocence" stuck with me the most throughout the the entire film. Watching the children sticking by their father's sides to fight to have their voices heard even when they were not really fully understanding what was going on was an eye opener for me. Seeing how situations escalated from people getting gassed, injured, or resulting in casualties, the children presumed aiding for the cause.
Regarding to how the villagers were being affected by the Israeli West Bank barrier, it became quite clear why everyone was involved. It makes sense as to why the parents of these children were supportive of their children being actively involved with the protests at such an early age; even though the children are at risk of danger, keeping them away from it will only confuse them more in my opinion. The option of keeping "innocence" is non-existent for them because if they aware of what is going on they will be better prepared for what happens next, but if not informed or have witnessed the protest, their everyday lives will constantly be affected by the positioning of the barrier and how it affects the livelihood of neighboring villagers.
These children are placed in a difficult position when it comes to matters like these; "innocence" is not even feasible. Hopefully, the knowledge gained about the issue that some of the children actively involve in can create better awareness for the Bil'in villagers to positively impact when problems like these arise in different forms.
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