6# Penguins Rubber Duck Boat - Batman Returns (1992)
The Penguin is a complex character with a tragic past, a somewhat unconventional upbringing and an ambivalent demeanour; he is both charming and devious, with his criminal desires underpinning his thin veneer of respectability. Overall I found him to be an entertaining villain, although there was one aspect of his existence which puzzled me; it wasnt his upbringing by penguins; it wasnt the fact that he could speak penguin; it wasnt the fact that there were penguins in Gotham when it should have been far too warm for them (even at Christmas); it wasnt that he had an army of penguins with rockets strapped to their backs who would follow his every command. No, it was none of these things. He is a comic book character, after all. Instead, the most puzzling aspect of the Penguins character for me was why he chose to travel the citys sewer system in a gigantic yellow motorised rubber duck with Lamborghini doors. Capable of traversing roads as well as waterways thanks to its off road wheels, Ill admit that the giant duck made me laugh. However, compared to the other facets of the character it jars slightly. Perhaps thats the point? Perhaps its a comedic device much like his umbrellas, his social ineptitude and his immature tantrums? Perhaps its to get a cheap laugh? Perhaps he had one in the comic book? If anyone knows specifically why Penguin uses such a craft, or if he had a similar mode of transportation in the comics or graphic novels, please let me know as Id love to try and get my head around such a seemingly bizarre choice. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hazi_ib2UEk