Tiger Lily In The Movie Pan By Joe Wright

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When the movie Pan came out in 2015 by Joe Wright, the first thing that was noticed was the whitewashing of Tiger Lily. Her character was obviously Native American in the original animated film yet for the live action film she was played by Rooney Mara. The actress, although very weary of the part, concluded that Tiger Lily’s character is not based on her looks but her personality. But why can’t she still be native American and have her personality too? Also the way Native Americans are portrayed in the original Disney animation is offensive to the people as a whole. The tribes skin tone is very red; they even have a singing number called “What Makes the Red Man Red”. When they also speak their voices sound like they are constantly guttural,