Line #3 YMMV/MothraVsGodzilla


1	* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: Is Godzilla really such a bad guy in the film? When Godzilla awakens, he goes THROUGH Nagoya, but in no way destroys it. All the destruction Godzilla inflicts is caused by his clumsiness (his tail hits a gas tank startling him into firing his ray, his tail gets caught in the Nagoya TV Tower and manages to knock it over dislodging it, he trips and falls into Nagoya Castle then smashes it in either a fit of rage or in an attempt to regain his balance). If the removed U.S. version-only scene is to be taken into account, Godzilla may have been making a bee-line for the Pacific, at which point he is turned away by the blasts of the Frontier Missiles. Then, Godzilla spends the rest of the film loitering about on the Kanto Plain, where he is continually attacked by the self-defense forces for no real reason whatsoever. The [[Film/GhidorahTheThreeHeadedMonster following film]] grabs onto this NonMaliciousMonster portrayal, saying that Godzilla only “hates humans because they hate him.”
2	* {{Anvilicious}}: The whole sequence on Infant Island, where the human protagonists ponder the horrors of nuclear testing and atomic war, is hamfisted.
3	* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: Despite the theme used in ''Film/KingKongVsGodzilla'' being removed in the English version of that film, the English version kept the music of that theme intact for this film. This theme would end up being used two more times, in ''Film/GodzillaVsGigan'' (as stock music) and ''Film/GodzillaVsMechagodzillaII''.
4	* EnsembleDarkhorse: The Mystery Bones of Infant Island - [[http://blogs.yahoo.co.jp/hukuromusi1017/63638017.html It even got a figure]], and became a recurring character in WebAnimation/{{TohoKingdomToons}}, under the name "Skeleturtle".
5	* EvenBetterSequel: Among the Showa films, this one is widely considered to be as good as, if not better than, the [[Film/Godzilla1954 1954]] original.
6	* FanNickname: That turtle skeleton creature on the beach at Infant Island was long called "Skeleturtle" before its official name, Mystery Bones of Infant Island, was revealed with an official cast ornament in 2012. Most fans still prefer to call it Skeleturtle.
7	* HilariousInHindsight: The original US dub title naming Mothra "[[Film/TheThingFromAnotherWorld The]] [[Film/TheThing1982 Thing]]", which has inspired more than a few crossovers with Godzilla and the [[EldritchAbomination definitely much more terrifying thing.]] Even more so when one looks at various [[WhatCouldHaveBeen lost projects]] that nearly got made and finds one was more or less exactly that.
8	* SpecialEffectsFailure: A few.
9	** The skeleton on Infant Island with the bobbing head. This has since become a character in its own right, as noted above.
10	** The compositing on the Shobijin is uneven, with the two borderline transparent in several scenes.
11	** The close up of Mothra's attack on Godzilla at one point looks like it was either over-cranked or stop motion; the puppets also make a return here, still looking off compared to the larger props.
12	** While intentional, the wobbly muzzle of the Mosugoji suit used after the castle destruction (itself a behind the scenes effects failure) can be a bit off putting.
13	** During the final fight between Godzilla and Mothra's babies; you can see not only the wheels pulling the larva puppets along in a few shots, but also Haruo Nakajima's face through Godzilla's neck as he struggles against the larva's webbing.
14	** Thanks to higher definition formats, stuff that wasn't as obvious before are now much more obvious, such as the wires on the tanks and the neckholes on Godzilla.
15	* UglyCute: Once again, Mothra, who is a giant fuzzy squealing ''moth'', yet one of the most adorable endearing characters of the franchise who would grow more cuter over time as technology evolved. Part of it might be the contrast with Godzilla, who's straight-up ugly, though in the badass way. Even her caterpillar babies are ugly cute.
16	* SugarWiki/VisualEffectsOfAwesome: The battle between Godzilla and the adult Mothra is a timeless fan-favorite, and usually seen as one of Tsuburaya's crowning achievements.

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