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** The portrayal of [[{{Eagleland}} Americans]] in the film for some Western fans. Some are fine with it considering the franchise's history of the nation's portrayal and accept it as part of the package given the nation of origin. Others find it sterotypical and rude in light of both real life events [[note]]Such as the US lead Operation Tomodachi, a rescue and relief effort to help Japan after the Tsunami and Fukushima disaster that inspired this film[[/note]] and the fact it was an [[Film/Godzilla2014 American Godzilla]] film that revived the franchise. See MisplacedNationalism.
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** The portrayal of [[{{Eagleland}} Americans]] in the film for some Western fans. Some are fine with it considering the franchise's history of the nation's portrayal and accept it as part of the package given the nation of origin. Others find it sterotypical and rude in light of both real life events [[note]]Such [[note]]such as the US lead Operation Tomodachi, a rescue and relief effort to help Japan after the Tsunami and Fukushima disaster that inspired this film[[/note]] and the fact it was an [[Film/Godzilla2014 American Godzilla]] film that revived the franchise. See MisplacedNationalism.
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** The portrayal of [[{{Eagleland}} Americans]] in the film for some Western fans. Some are fine with it considering the franchise's history of the nation's portrayal and accept it as part of the package given the nation of origin. Others find it sterotypical and rude in light of both real life events [[note]]Such as the US lead Operation Tomodachi, a rescue and relief effort to help Japan after the Tsunami and Fukushima disaster that inspired this film[[/note]] and the fact it was an [[Film/Godzilla2014 American Godzilla]] film that revived the franchise. See MisaimedNationalism.
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** The portrayal of [[{{Eagleland}} Americans]] in the film for some Western fans. Some are fine with it considering the franchise's history of the nation's portrayal and accept it as part of the package given the nation of origin. Others find it sterotypical and rude in light of both real life events [[note]]Such as the US lead Operation Tomodachi, a rescue and relief effort to help Japan after the Tsunami and Fukushima disaster that inspired this film[[/note]] and the fact it was an [[Film/Godzilla2014 American Godzilla]] film that revived the franchise. See MisaimedNationalism.MisplacedNationalism.
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** The portrayal of [[{{Eagleland}} Americans]] in the film for some Western fans. Some are fine with it considering the franchise's history of the nation's portrayal and accept it as part of the package given the nation of origin. Others find it sterotypical and rude in light of both real life events [[note]]Such as the US lead Operation Tomodachi, a rescue and relief effort to help Japan after the Tsunami and Fukushima disaster that inspired this film[[/note]] and the fact it was an [[Film/Godzilla2014 American Godzilla]] film that revived the franchise. See CulturalPosturing.
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** The portrayal of [[{{Eagleland}} Americans]] in the film for some Western fans. Some are fine with it considering the franchise's history of the nation's portrayal and accept it as part of the package given the nation of origin. Others find it sterotypical and rude in light of both real life events [[note]]Such as the US lead Operation Tomodachi, a rescue and relief effort to help Japan after the Tsunami and Fukushima disaster that inspired this film[[/note]] and the fact it was an [[Film/Godzilla2014 American Godzilla]] film that revived the franchise. See CulturalPosturing.MisaimedNationalism.
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* CulturalPosturing: Many Western critics have observed that the film contains nationalistic themes, and that the portrayal of the American characters and the United States in general is [[{{Eagleland}} quite negative]] in comparison to the Japanese characters.
** However, this is TruthInTelevision. Quite a portion of Japanese sees US Garrisons are signs of occupation/surveillance (which is also part of the reason to amend the Peace Constitution to improve JSDF's status), and controversies of US soldiers committing crime in Okinawa is ''always'' a major issue to the locals.
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** However, this is TruthInTelevision. Quite a portion of Japanese sees US Garrisons are signs of occupation/surveillance (which is also part of the reason to amend the Peace Constitution to improve JSDF's status), and controversies of US soldiers committing crime in Okinawa is ''always'' a major issue to the locals.
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* CulturalPosturing: Many Western critics have observed that the film contains nationalistic themes, and that the portrayal of the American characters and the United States in general is [[{{Eagleland}} quite negative]] in comparison to the Japanese characters.
** However, this is TruthInTelevision. Quite a portion of Japanese sees US Garrisons are signs of occupation/surveillance (which is also part of the reason to amend the Peace Constitution to improve JSDF's status), and controversies of US soldiers committing crime in Okinawa is ''always'' a major issue to the locals.
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** However, this is TruthInTelevision. Quite a portion of Japanese sees US Garrisons are signs of occupation/surveillance (which is also part of the reason to amend the Peace Constitution to improve JSDF's status), and controversies of US soldiers committing crime in Okinawa is ''always'' a major issue to the locals.
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** The portrayal of [[{{Eagleland}} Americans]] in the film for some Western fans. Some are fine with it considering the franchise's history of the nation's portrayal and accept it as part of the package given the nation of origin. Others find it sterotypical and rude in light of both real life events [[note]]Such as the US lead Operation Tomodachi, a rescue and relief effort to help Japan after the Tsunami and Fukushima disaster that inspired this film[[/note]] and the fact it was an [[Film/Godzilla2014 American Godzilla]] film that revived the franchise. See CulturalPosturing.
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* MisplacedAccent: A common reaction from Western reviewers is to complain that American government liaison Kayoko Ann Patterson's heavy Japanese accent breaks the illusion that she's from the United States. The accent is understandable due to Satomi Ishihara learning English specifically for the role.
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* MisplacedAccent: A common reaction from Western reviewers is to complain that American government liaison Kayoko Ann Patterson's heavy Japanese accent breaks the illusion that she's from the United States. The States, though the accent is understandable due to Satomi Ishihara [[FauxFluency learning English specifically for the role.role]].
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** Some people are also having this reaction to the new design; that the small eyes look like googly eyes, and his tail is ''monstrously'' huge and longer than the entire length of Godzilla. The fact it keeps weightlessly waving around behind him rather than laying flat like other incarnations also has raised more than a few eyebrows.
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** Some people are also having this reaction to the new design; that the small eyes look like googly eyes, and his tail is ''monstrously'' huge and longer than the entire length of Godzilla. The fact it keeps weightlessly waving around behind him rather than laying flat like other incarnations also has raised more than a few eyebrows. But since there's another ''face'' at the tip, maybe there's a reason why.
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* AwesomeMusic: The foreboding song used in the April 2016 trailer, composed by Shiro Sagisu perfectly conveys the DarkerAndEdgier horror tone of the movie.
** Now available in its full trumpeting, piano-ing, chorusing glory as [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4EscsCBMkE/ Persecution of the Masses]]. Even better when you find out both this song and Who Will Know (Tragedy) are sung in ''English''.
** Now available in its full trumpeting, piano-ing, chorusing glory as [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4EscsCBMkE/ Persecution of the Masses]]. Even better when you find out both this song and Who Will Know (Tragedy) are sung in ''English''.
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** Godzilla appearing in an anime, in the form of ''Manga/CrayonShinChan''. Not many people like the fact that Godzilla's actual appearance in an anime is in ''Shin-chan'', while others do find it funny, since it's a LighterAndSofter take on the character. However, things may be settled now that Godzilla will have an anime written by Creator/GenUrobuchi, the well-known writer of the ''[[VisualNovel/FateStayNight Fate/]] franchise.
* CulturalPosturing: Many Western critics have observed that film contains nationalistic themes, and that the portrayal of the American characters is [[{{Eagleland}} quite negative]] in comparison to the Japanese characters.
* FanNickname: "Nightmare Godzilla" for the new design. Quite fitting too. Read below.
* CulturalPosturing: Many Western critics have observed that film contains nationalistic themes, and that the portrayal of the American characters is [[{{Eagleland}} quite negative]] in comparison to the Japanese characters.
* FanNickname: "Nightmare Godzilla" for the new design. Quite fitting too. Read below.
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** Godzilla appearing in an anime, in the form of ''Manga/CrayonShinChan''. Not many people like the fact that Godzilla's actual appearance in an anime is in ''Shin-chan'', while others do find it funny, since it's a LighterAndSofter take on the character. However, things may be settled now that Godzilla will have an anime written by Creator/GenUrobuchi, the who is well-known writer of the ''[[VisualNovel/FateStayNight Fate/]] franchise.
for writing dark material like ''VisualNovel/SayaNoUta'', ''LightNovel/FateZero'', and ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica''.
* CulturalPosturing: Many Western critics have observed that the film contains nationalistic themes, and that the portrayal of the American characters and the United States in general is [[{{Eagleland}} quite negative]] in comparison to the Japanese characters.
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** "Nightmare Godzilla" for the new design. Quite fitting too. Read below.
* CulturalPosturing: Many Western critics have observed that the film contains nationalistic themes, and that the portrayal of the American characters and the United States in general is [[{{Eagleland}} quite negative]] in comparison to the Japanese characters.
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** "Nightmare Godzilla" for the new design. Quite fitting too. Read below.
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* MemeticMutation: Since Godzilla's reveal from the poster, fanart exploded with him horrifying his allies with his new design, and Shinji Nishikawa seemed to get on with the act, drawing the monster cast from ''Film/DestroyAllMonsters'' as [[http://36.media.tumblr.com/0c8f46136f758c922a1c8b4a62f64765/tumblr_nz9h0r5m3B1uo248ro1_1280.jpg if they were on meth.]]
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** Since Godzilla's reveal from the poster, fanart exploded with him horrifying his allies with his new design, and Shinji Nishikawa seemed to get on with the act, drawing the monster cast from ''Film/DestroyAllMonsters'' as [[http://36.media.tumblr.com/0c8f46136f758c922a1c8b4a62f64765/tumblr_nz9h0r5m3B1uo248ro1_1280.jpg if they were on meth.]]
** Since Godzilla's reveal from the poster, fanart exploded with him horrifying his allies with his new design, and Shinji Nishikawa seemed to get on with the act, drawing the monster cast from ''Film/DestroyAllMonsters'' as [[http://36.media.tumblr.com/0c8f46136f758c922a1c8b4a62f64765/tumblr_nz9h0r5m3B1uo248ro1_1280.jpg if they were on meth.]]
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* {{Narm}}: The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysRIwlEBjuw April 2016 trailer]] that shows off movie footage of Godzilla starts off with him roaring... with his high-pitched roar from the Showa era movies from 1962-1975. Considering how much this movie pays homage to the original 1954 movie, his lower-pitched bellows from that one, as well as ''The Return of Godzilla/Godzilla 1985'' would've been more appropriate. Many fans agree, though, that this roar is just a placeholder.
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** The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysRIwlEBjuw April 2016 trailer]] that shows off movie footage of Godzilla starts off with him roaring... with his high-pitched roar from the Showa era movies from 1962-1975. Considering how much this movie pays homage to the original 1954 movie, his lower-pitched bellows from that one, as well as ''The Return of Godzilla/Godzilla 1985'' would've been more appropriate. Many fans agree, though, that this roar is just a placeholder.
** The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysRIwlEBjuw April 2016 trailer]] that shows off movie footage of Godzilla starts off with him roaring... with his high-pitched roar from the Showa era movies from 1962-1975. Considering how much this movie pays homage to the original 1954 movie, his lower-pitched bellows from that one, as well as ''The Return of Godzilla/Godzilla 1985'' would've been more appropriate. Many fans agree, though, that this roar is just a placeholder.
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** One piece of promotion that veers into this is [[https://www.scified.com/news/new-shmonsterarts-godzillaevangelion-crossover-repaint-coming-soon an S.H. Monster Arts figure of Godzilla... repainted in the color scheme of Eva Unit-01]].
* NightmareFuel: The basic premise of the film. The new Godzilla design is quite unsettling, with sunken and tiny eyes and jagged teeth, some of which seem to be ''growing out of his skin''. This is truly a creature affected by radiation.
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** One promotional piece of promotion that veers into this is [[https://www.scified.com/news/new-shmonsterarts-godzillaevangelion-crossover-repaint-coming-soon an S.H. Monster Arts figure of Heisei Godzilla... repainted in the color scheme of Eva Unit-01]].
* NightmareFuel: The basic premise of the film.
** The new Godzilla design is quite unsettling, with sunken and tiny eyes and jagged teeth, some of which seem to be ''growing out of his skin''. This is truly a creature affected by radiation.
* NightmareFuel: The basic premise of the film.
** The new Godzilla design is quite unsettling, with sunken and tiny eyes and jagged teeth, some of which seem to be ''growing out of his skin''. This is truly a creature affected by radiation.
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** Godzilla appearing in an anime, in the form of ''Manga/CrayonShinChan''. Not many people like the fact that Godzilla's actual appearance in an anime is in ''Shin-chan'', while others do find it funny, since it's a LighterAndSofter take on the character. However, things may be settled now that Godzilla will have an anime written by Creator/GenUrobuchi, the well-known writer of the ''[[VisualNovel/FateStayNight Fate/]] franchise.
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** "Tailzilla" or "Tailface" for the face on the tip of Godzilla's tail.
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* WinBackTheCrowd: Just like in the west, it won back critical acclaim for Japanese ''Godzilla'' movies, this won back the crowd so well, it eclipsed [[Film/GodzillaFinalWars its previous movie in total box office sales]] ''within two weeks''.
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* TearJerker: Listen or read the lyrics to "Who Will Know? (Tragedy)". It's about Godzilla's suffering, possessing a strong sense of longing, but extremely bitter at what he has become. It shows a side of Godzilla that was never extended upon other films. Being CoveredWithScars and BodyHorror can even tak its toll on him.
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* {{Squick}}: There are leaked images that shows a close-up at the tip of his tail, a malformed face with a fish-eye, and a dislocated-looking jaw. You'd probably need a very strong stomach if you want to see the tip.
* TearJerker: Listen or read the lyrics to "Who Will Know? (Tragedy)". It's about Godzilla's suffering, possessing a strong sense of longing, but extremely bitter at what he has become. It shows a side of Godzilla that was never extended upon other films. Being CoveredWithScars and BodyHorror can eventak take its toll on him.
* TearJerker: Listen or read the lyrics to "Who Will Know? (Tragedy)". It's about Godzilla's suffering, possessing a strong sense of longing, but extremely bitter at what he has become. It shows a side of Godzilla that was never extended upon other films. Being CoveredWithScars and BodyHorror can even
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* NightmareFuel: The new Godzilla design is quite unsettling, with sunken and tiny eyes and jagged teeth, some of which seem to be ''growing out of his skin''. This is truly a creature affected by radiation.
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* NightmareFuel: The basic premise of the film. The new Godzilla design is quite unsettling, with sunken and tiny eyes and jagged teeth, some of which seem to be ''growing out of his skin''. This is truly a creature affected by radiation.
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* TearJrker: TearJerker: Listen or read the lyrics to "Who Will Know? (Tragedy)". It's about Godzilla's suffering, possessing a strong sense of longing, but extremely bitter at what he has become. It shows a side of Godzilla that was never extended upon other films. Being CoveredWithScars and BodyHorror can even tak its toll on him.
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** And that's from ''[[FromBadToWorse roaring]]''. A leaked image shows him ''open his mouth so far wide, it should be physically impossible''. This is perhaps the most miserable Godzilla in existence. And that's saying something if you consider what the original Godzilla went through.
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** Now available in its full trumpeting, piano-ing, chorusing glory as [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4EscsCBMkE/ Persecution of the Masses]]. Even better when you find out both this song and Who Will Know (Tragedy are sung in ''English''.
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** Now available in its full trumpeting, piano-ing, chorusing glory as [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4EscsCBMkE/ Persecution of the Masses]]. Even better when you find out both this song and Who Will Know (Tragedy (Tragedy) are sung in ''English''.
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** The second trailer music, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLROJcZuWTw Who Will Know? (Tragedy)]] was met with awe from the fanbase at large.
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** The opening track [[Persecution of the Masses https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4EscsCBMkE]] has been met with acclaim as well.
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* VisualEffectsOfAwesome: Many fans and non-fans agree that the the Visual Effects are amazing, which is more outstounding considering the fact that it has a lower budget than the 2014 movie.
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* VisualEffectsOfAwesome: Many fans and non-fans agree that the the Visual Effects are amazing, which is more outstounding considering the fact that it has a lower budget than the 2014 movie.
* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: That ever divisive issue over Godzilla's design rears ''its ugly head'' once more, when the first trailer came out. A lot of fans either love the new zombie/decaying look, while others hate the tiny fragile arms, and goofy facial expression owing to the beady eyes and huge jaw.
* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: That ever divisive issue over Godzilla's design rears ''its ugly head'' once more, when the first trailer came out. A lot of fans either love the new zombie/decaying look, while others hate the tiny fragile arms, and goofy facial expression owing to the beady eyes and huge jaw.
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* VisualEffectsOfAwesome: Many fans and non-fans agree that the the Visual Effects are amazing, which is more outstounding considering the fact that it has a lower budget than the 2014 movie.
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* AwesomeMusic: The foreboding song used in the April 2016 trailer, composed by Shiro Sagisu perfectly conveys the DarkerAndEdgier horror tone of the movie.
* BrokenBase: Given the lifespan of the franchise and the 12 year gap between this and the last Toho Godzilla movie, it's to be expected.
** The split second the new look was revealed, it split the fan base right down the middle. Some loved it and praised the creepy design giving it the feel of a mutated abomination, while others either felt it was trying too hard to be scary or [[NightmareRetardant failed to be scary]] due to eye design and the jaws going so far back they compared it to the love child of the {{Film/Critters}} and the [[Series/SesameStreet Cookie Monster.]]
** The implications so far that it will be a solo film with just Godzilla as the main threat. Some called it a good CallBack to the original film and 1984 sequel, others contending that the monster fights in the other films is often what helped the entry stand out and be memorable.
* FanNickname: "Nightmare Godzilla" for the new design. Quite fitting too. Read below.
* InternetBackdraft: Fans were not happy about what little information there was for the movie's U.S. release, which would be handled by New World Cinemas (not to be confused with New World Pictures, who distributed ''The Return of Godzilla'' in the U.S.) and would merely consist of a DVD-only release in 2017. Many fans were at least hoping for some sort of limited theatrical release or, barring that, a home media release on both DVD and Blu-Ray by a more well-known company such as WB or Sony. The backlash waned a bit when New World Cinemas posted on their [[https://www.facebook.com/NewWorldCinemas/ Facebook page]] that they were "working hard to bring Godzilla to every state", implying that they were at least attempting to give the movie a theatrical release, and then shot back up when it was discovered that [[https://www.scified.com/news/new-world-cinemas-lied-about-distributing-godzilla-resurgence New World Cinemas isn't actually distributing the film and never planned to]]. Thankfully, things seem to have placated now that it's been confirmed that it will be [[http://www.scifijapan.com/articles/2016/07/21/exclusive-funimation-licenses-godzilla-resurgence/ Funimation]] the ones to distribute the film on the U.S.A.
* MemeticMutation: Since Godzilla's reveal from the poster, fanart exploded with him horrifying his allies with his new design, and Shinji Nishikawa seemed to get on with the act, drawing the monster cast from ''Film/DestroyAllMonsters'' as [[http://36.media.tumblr.com/0c8f46136f758c922a1c8b4a62f64765/tumblr_nz9h0r5m3B1uo248ro1_1280.jpg if they were on meth.]]
** After Anno was announced as director, fans began making ''Evangelion''-related jokes, such as "Get in the Mechagodzilla, Shinji". It helps that the composer for ''Evangelion'' is also composing music for this film, and the Millennium incarnation of Mechagodzilla is a cyborg made from a kaiju, just like the Evas.
* {{Narm}}: The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysRIwlEBjuw April 2016 trailer]] that shows off movie footage of Godzilla starts off with him roaring... with his high-pitched roar from the Showa era movies from 1962-1975. Considering how much this movie pays homage to the original 1954 movie, his lower-pitched bellows from that one, as well as ''The Return of Godzilla/Godzilla 1985'' would've been more appropriate. Many fans agree, though, that this roar is just a placeholder.
** Some people are also having this reaction to the new design; that the small eyes look like googly eyes, and his tail is ''monstrously'' huge and longer than the entire length of Godzilla. The fact it keeps weightlessly waving around behind him rather than laying flat like other incarnations also has raised more than a few eyebrows.
** One piece of promotion that veers into this is [[https://www.scified.com/news/new-shmonsterarts-godzillaevangelion-crossover-repaint-coming-soon an S.H. Monster Arts figure of Godzilla... repainted in the color scheme of Eva Unit-01]].
* VisualEffectsOfAwesome: Many fans and non-fans agree that the the Visual Effects are amazing, which is more outstounding considering the fact that it has a lower budget than the 2014 movie.
* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: That ever divisive issue over Godzilla's design rears ''its ugly head'' once more, when the first trailer came out. A lot of fans either love the new zombie/decaying look, while others hate the tiny fragile arms, and goofy facial expression owing to the beady eyes and huge jaw.
* NightmareFuel: The new Godzilla design is quite unsettling, with sunken and tiny eyes and jagged teeth, some of which seem to be ''growing out of his skin''. This is truly a creature affected by radiation.
** The April 2016 trailer opens with this particular Godzilla roaring and opening his jaws ''far'' wider than any other Godzilla ever has in a way that does ''not'' look natural. Combined with its tumor-riddled skin beady sunken eyes and the way it flails his head around while roaring, it makes it look like this Godzilla [[BodyHorror is in immense pain just from existing.]]
* WinTheCrowd: For people that were not on board with Godzilla's look due to the initial side view of his head, they were won over by the scowling face from the front.
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* AwesomeMusic: The foreboding song used in the April 2016 trailer, composed by Shiro Sagisu perfectly conveys the DarkerAndEdgier horror tone of the movie.
* BrokenBase: Given the lifespan of the franchise and the 12 year gap between this and the last Toho Godzilla movie, it's to be expected.
** The split second the new look was revealed, it split the fan base right down the middle. Some loved it and praised the creepy design giving it the feel of a mutated abomination, while others either felt it was trying too hard to be scary or [[NightmareRetardant failed to be scary]] due to eye design and the jaws going so far back they compared it to the love child of the {{Film/Critters}} and the [[Series/SesameStreet Cookie Monster.]]
** The implications so far that it will be a solo film with just Godzilla as the main threat. Some called it a good CallBack to the original film and 1984 sequel, others contending that the monster fights in the other films is often what helped the entry stand out and be memorable.
* FanNickname: "Nightmare Godzilla" for the new design. Quite fitting too. Read below.
* InternetBackdraft: Fans were not happy about what little information there was for the movie's U.S. release, which would be handled by New World Cinemas (not to be confused with New World Pictures, who distributed ''The Return of Godzilla'' in the U.S.) and would merely consist of a DVD-only release in 2017. Many fans were at least hoping for some sort of limited theatrical release or, barring that, a home media release on both DVD and Blu-Ray by a more well-known company such as WB or Sony. The backlash waned a bit when New World Cinemas posted on their [[https://www.facebook.com/NewWorldCinemas/ Facebook page]] that they were "working hard to bring Godzilla to every state", implying that they were at least attempting to give the movie a theatrical release, and then shot back up when it was discovered that [[https://www.scified.com/news/new-world-cinemas-lied-about-distributing-godzilla-resurgence New World Cinemas isn't actually distributing the film and never planned to]]. Thankfully, things seem to have placated now that it's been confirmed that it will be [[http://www.scifijapan.com/articles/2016/07/21/exclusive-funimation-licenses-godzilla-resurgence/ Funimation]] the ones to distribute the film on the U.S.A.
* MemeticMutation: Since Godzilla's reveal from the poster, fanart exploded with him horrifying his allies with his new design, and Shinji Nishikawa seemed to get on with the act, drawing the monster cast from ''Film/DestroyAllMonsters'' as [[http://36.media.tumblr.com/0c8f46136f758c922a1c8b4a62f64765/tumblr_nz9h0r5m3B1uo248ro1_1280.jpg if they were on meth.]]
** After Anno was announced as director, fans began making ''Evangelion''-related jokes, such as "Get in the Mechagodzilla, Shinji". It helps that the composer for ''Evangelion'' is also composing music for this film, and the Millennium incarnation of Mechagodzilla is a cyborg made from a kaiju, just like the Evas.
* {{Narm}}: The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysRIwlEBjuw April 2016 trailer]] that shows off movie footage of Godzilla starts off with him roaring... with his high-pitched roar from the Showa era movies from 1962-1975. Considering how much this movie pays homage to the original 1954 movie, his lower-pitched bellows from that one, as well as ''The Return of Godzilla/Godzilla 1985'' would've been more appropriate. Many fans agree, though, that this roar is just a placeholder.
** Some people are also having this reaction to the new design; that the small eyes look like googly eyes, and his tail is ''monstrously'' huge and longer than the entire length of Godzilla. The fact it keeps weightlessly waving around behind him rather than laying flat like other incarnations also has raised more than a few eyebrows.
** One piece of promotion that veers into this is [[https://www.scified.com/news/new-shmonsterarts-godzillaevangelion-crossover-repaint-coming-soon an S.H. Monster Arts figure of Godzilla... repainted in the color scheme of Eva Unit-01]].
* VisualEffectsOfAwesome: Many fans and non-fans agree that the the Visual Effects are amazing, which is more outstounding considering the fact that it has a lower budget than the 2014 movie.
* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: That ever divisive issue over Godzilla's design rears ''its ugly head'' once more, when the first trailer came out. A lot of fans either love the new zombie/decaying look, while others hate the tiny fragile arms, and goofy facial expression owing to the beady eyes and huge jaw.
* NightmareFuel: The new Godzilla design is quite unsettling, with sunken and tiny eyes and jagged teeth, some of which seem to be ''growing out of his skin''. This is truly a creature affected by radiation.
** The April 2016 trailer opens with this particular Godzilla roaring and opening his jaws ''far'' wider than any other Godzilla ever has in a way that does ''not'' look natural. Combined with its tumor-riddled skin beady sunken eyes and the way it flails his head around while roaring, it makes it look like this Godzilla [[BodyHorror is in immense pain just from existing.]]
* WinTheCrowd: For people that were not on board with Godzilla's look due to the initial side view of his head, they were won over by the scowling face from the front.
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