By creating a rags-to-riches and under-dog on top story, Slumdog Millionaire tells its story adopting a Western style narrative. Wealth is the way to power and happiness; a better life. Every culture possesses the same desire and pursuit of happiness. Moreover, the movie seems to deliver the message that emerging from poverty could be as simple as joining a game show. Slumdog Millionaire creates a landscape of India’s poverty. Depicting natural landscapes as a desert or a mountain range, a mysterious beach. God-given, not man-made. Drone shots and birds eye views are used to swoop around the slums, however the filmmakers are selective about their portrayal of the creatures that inhabit this landscape. The film provides neither background information
