History YMMV / GodzillaMinusOne

* MemeticMutation: Godzilla hates "woke" movies.[[note]]Due to ''Godzilla Minus One'' gaining widespread acclaim and commercial success in the United States over Hollywood productions like ''Film/TheMarvels2023'' and ''WesternAnimation/Wish2023'', a number of right-wing Youtube media reviewers suggested Godzilla's success was a victory against "woke" movies, an opinion that has been widely mocked.[[/note]]

* SugarWiki/FunnyMoments: Captain Akitsu proudly proclaims he will fight to stall Godzilla in spite of the fact he hates taking orders from the Japanese government. Then [[OhCrap he sees Godzilla for the first time]] destroying another minesweeper boat.
-->'''Captain Akitsu:''' [[OnSecondThought Okay, never mind!]]

* JustHereForGodzilla: The film had the highest opening gross for any non-animated Japanese movie in the United States, which is made more impressive by the fact there was no dubbed version and Toho did relatively little to promote the film's international release. Although the rave reviews it received that cited its surprisingly thoughtful human storyline probably helped, fact the movie happened to star Franchise/{{Godzilla}} definitely had a lot to do with its success.

-->'''Captain Akitsu:''' [[AttackAttackRetreatRetreat Okay, never mind!]]

->'''Captain Akitsu:''' [[AttackAttackRetreatRetreat Okay, never mind!]]

* CaptainObviousReveal: Due to the large amount of foreshadowing, [[spoiler:the fact Sōsaku installed an ejector seat into Shikishima's plane, allowing him to survive the kamikaze strike on Godzilla at the end,]] is extremely telegraphed. [[Administrivia/TropesAreTools This doesn't make]] this outcome any less narratively satisfying, however, since [[spoiler:the film instead casts doubt on Shikishima surviving long enough to use the bomb, and whether or not he would choose to use the ejector seat]].

* SugarWiki/VisualEffectsOfAwesome: It's widely agreed that the effects used to depict Godzilla and the scenes of destruction are absolutely stunning and almost flawless, especially when one takes into account the film's comparatively minuscule budget of 15 million USD (very high for a Japanese production, but absolutely puny compared to a standard Hollywood blockbuster), yet it could easily pass for a film with ten times that budget.

* SugarWiki/VisualEffectsOfAwesome: It's widely agreed that the effects used to depict Godzilla and the scenes of destruction are absolutely stunning and almost flawless, especially when one takes into account the film's comparatively minuscule budget of 15 million USD, yet it could easily pass for a film with ten times that budget.

* FandomRivalry: Although most Godzilla fans are simply happy for the glut of Godzilla media in close proximity, there's a subset which dislike the ''Franchise/MonsterVerse'' that threw shade at it by negatively comparing it to this film.

* ImprovedSecondAttempt: Takashi Yamazaki attempted to make a movie about a reluctant kamikaze pilot before with ''The Eternal Zero'', which while successful also got a lot of flack for supposedly glorifying Imperial Japan and kamikaze pilots despite Yamazaki stating his intent was the exact opposite. ''Minus One'' tackles simular ideas as ''The Eternal Zero'', but many feel handles them much better and convayed Yamazaki's intent much clearer.

** Sumiko is understandably bitter and angry over her children dying along with her neighborhood destroyed. She initially angry at Shikishima for returning home alive. When Noriko starts staying at Shikishima's with Akiko Sumiko checks on the baby. When she concludes Akiko will perish from malnutrition she hands over her scant supplies of white rice so the baby can survive. She even ends up becoming Akiko's auntie.

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rhNpZ7yKHY Divine]] a heavily oppressive piece that gives off a sense of hopelessness [[spoiler:when Godzilla destroys the Takao]]. Played in the Teaser.

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0N_V7xdN7DI Resolution]] a powerful and hopeful piece [[spoiler:especially when Koichi flies the finished Shinden and draws Godzilla's attention away from the citizens.]]

* CaptainObviousReveal: Due to the large amount of foreshadowing, [[spoiler:the fact Sōsaku installed an ejector seat into Shikishima's plane, allowing him to survive the kamikaze strike on Godzilla at the end,]] is extremely telegraphed. [[Administrivia/TropesAreTools This doesn't make]] this outcome any less narratively satisfying, however.

* BreakOutTheMuseumPiece: From the perspective of the audience, anyway. The ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_cruiser_Takao_(1930) Takao]]'', a Japanese heavy cruiser intended to be decommissioned after the war, is brought back into service in an attempt to kill Godzilla due to Japan being short on serviceable military vessels. [[spoiler:It doesn't go well, with Godzilla easily annihilating the ship with his atomic breath.]]

* SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments: [[spoiler:Just as the plan to decompress Godzilla seems to be failing, Mizushima contacts his pals and reveals he's rallied several civilians to drive their tugboats to help.]]

* FandomRivalry: Although most Godzilla fans are simply happy for the glut of Godzilla media in close proximity, there's a subset which dislike the ''Franchise/MonsterVerse'' that threw shades at it by negatively comparing it to this film.

* FandomRivalry: Naturally those that dislike the ''Franchise/MonsterVerse'' threw shades at it. Also naturally since this is another Godzilla solo feature that is compared to ''Film/ShinGodzilla''.

* SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments:

* FandomRivalry: Naturally those that dislike the ''Franchise/MonsterVerse'' through shade at it. Also naturally since this isanother Godzilla solo feature it is compared to ''Film/ShinGodzilla''.

* FandomRivalry: Naturally those that dislike the ''MonsterVerse'' through shade at it. Also naturally since this isanother Godzilla solo feature it is compared to ShinGodzilla.

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0N_V7xdN7DI Resolution]] a powerful and hopeful piece [[spoiler:especially when Koichi flies the finished Shinden and draws Godzilla's attention away from the citizens.]]