History YMMV / GodzillaMothraKingGhidorahGiantMonstersAllOutAttack

** The original unused script would've given Anguirus (who was replaced by Mothra) would've given the previously melee-only monster [[KillItWithIce ice powers]] (as part of an elemental trio with the wind monster Varan and the fire monster Baragon). ''Film/GodzillaXKongTheNewEmpire'' would give Godzilla a ''very'' similar foe to this concept: a spiny, quadruped reptilian with a spiked tail end, crown of horns, and ice powers.

* MisaimedFandom: Godzilla was meant to be an entity of pure evil in this incarnation. Didn't stop fans from rooting for him anyway.

* NeverLiveItDown: Godzilla terrorizing the bedridden hospital patient and destroying the hospital after acting as if he would leave the building and its residents unharmed is a hard scene to forget. It's often considered to be one of Godzilla's cruelest and least forgivable deeds in his entire cinematic history.

* {{Anvilicious}}: Though the themes of a nation forgetting its past are quite relevant to modern Japan, the director made no effort to hide his utter contempt for the target audience, thus diluting much of the message with mean-spirited jabs and frequent {{Demonization}} of young people. Then again, when a [[OurZombiesAreDifferent possessed Godzilla]] shows up, he [[ShootTheDog destroys a building with some actually nice people in it.]]

%%* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: The weird hippie couple seen just before Godzilla enters Yokohama.

* FridgeBrilliance: The joke about the 1998 Godzilla isn't just a jab at the film, it plays into the plot thread of the first Godzilla attack having largely faded from Japan's memory. After all, it was a Japanese fisherman that gave the American monster the name of "Gojira" in the 1998 film, no different then people mistaking Baragon for a "Red Godzilla" or dismissing Godzilla as just being a legend.
* FridgeHorror:
** The man attempting to hang himself in a Mount Fuji forest is most certainly the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aokigahara Aokigahara Forest]], a popular suicide destination in Japan[[note]]Made particularly infamous when Creator/LoganPaul filmed a dead body there[[/note]], or at least a direct reference to it. It's stated that the Guardian Monsters are empowered by souls, the same as Godzilla...and considering what forest it is, that man isn't the first to try and kill himself there, and King Ghidorah was sleeping in that forest. In other words, Ghidorah was absorbing the souls of the people who committed suicide there.
** Godzilla is noticably...heavier in this film. Corpses swell after a certain amount of time, suggesting further that whatever the thing attacking Tokyo is, it's ''not'' a living Godzilla anymore.

** The other kids in the hostel may have survived Godzilla stomping on it given how they are all standing close to the girl who survives hospitalized (with one even begin just a couple feet away from her).

* HesJustHiding: It can be tempting to hope that the girl in the hostel survives the destruction of the hospital, given how she already survived being crushed by a collapsing building once in the movie.

* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: It's quite different from other soundtracks in the franchise, but Kow Otani (also known for ''VideoGame/ShadowOfTheColossus'', ''Manga/ZatchBell'', and the Heisei ''Gamera'' Trilogy) delivers an incredible score that's right at home with the atmosphere of the film.

** The man attempting to hang himself in a Mount Fuji forest is most certainly the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aokigahara Aokigahara Forest]], a popular suicide destination in Japan[[note]]Made particularly infamous when Creator/LoganPaul filmed a dead body there to the universal reaction of DudeNotFunny[[/note]], or at least a direct reference to it. It's stated that the Guardian Monsters are empowered by souls, the same as Godzilla...and considering what forest it is, that man isn't the first to try and kill himself there, and King Ghidorah was sleeping in that forest. In other words, Ghidorah was absorbing the souls of the people who committed suicide there.

** Another question is if the dead souls truly wanted destruction on this scale or was Godzilla too much for them to handle and he's actually the one running things.

* AuthorTract: The whole movie is one big tract against Japanese nationalism and militarism. Due to the director's long time pacifist beliefs, the movie is very critical of modern Japan's outlook on the Pacific War, with it being outright stated that Godzilla is being fueled by the spirits of those killed by the Imperial Army.
* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: It's quite different from other soundtracks in the franchise, but Kow Otani (also known for ''VideoGame/ShadowOfTheColossus'', ''Manga/ZatchBell'', and the ''Heisei Gamera Trilogy'') delivers an incredible score that's right at home with the atmosphere of the film.

* EnsembleDarkhorse: Baragon tends to gain fans when they see the utterly adorable way his suit actress, Rie Ota, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEVrogZOJzA would do her own roars during filming]].

* AuthorTract: Due to the director's long time pacifist beliefs, the movie is very critical of modern Japan's outlook on the Pacific War, with it being outright stated that Godzilla is being fueled by the spirits of those killed by the Imperial Army.

* SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped: A nation can't just wipe away its past, it will come back to haunt them in some form or another. Takes on a lot more meaning when you realize how little Japan tries to acknowledge the events of [=WW2=] in anything other than passing. Several of Japan's atrocities are on par with the Holocaust, but are not common knowledge anywhere but the places where they were committed (China, the Philippines, Korea). As is stated in the film, it's not just Japanese servicemen who are out for revenge; it's ''everyone'' Japanese reckless drive for Empire destroyed.

* NightmareRetardant: This Godzilla suit has been widely criticized for being kinda fat. It's near impossible to keep a straight face when he runs while joggling his gut around. Further, some have realized he [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/gmkoopa_9403.jpg looks like]] [[HarmlessVillain King]] [[Series/TheSuperMarioBrosSuperShow Koopa]].