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2	* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: It's up to debate whether or not Godzilla is actually evil.
3	** It's possible he is ForcedIntoEvil by the vengeful souls.
4	** On the other hand, Godzilla might possibly still remember his death in the original [[Film/Godzilla1954 film]] and he could be a willing accomplice.
5	** Another question is if the dead souls truly wanted destruction on this scale or [[EvilIsNotAToy was Godzilla too much for them to handle]] [[HijackedByGanon and he's actually the one running things]].
6	* {{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 [[KickTheDog destroys a building with some actually nice people in it.]]
7	* 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 fuelled and controlled by the spirits of the people who died in World War II's pacific theater, including the victims of the Imperial Japanese Army.
8	* 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 ''Film/{{Gamera}}'' Trilogy) delivers an incredible score that's right at home with the atmosphere of the film.
9	* BaseBreakingCharacter:
10	** This film's version of Godzilla is quite polarizing among fans. Some love how malicious and downright evil this Godzilla is compared to past entries as he’s seen deliberately attacking innocent civilians and praise the design for its ghost-like appearances (soulless white eyes and more bone-like spines). Others, however, saw it as a bad case of AdaptationalVillainy, believing the more sadistic side to be far removed from the victim of hydrogen bombs the original was portrayed as, and found some of the design choices (like the potbelly structure) were more comical than creepy.
11	** King Ghidorah’s status as a hero in the film is either praised for doing something new with the character while sticking true to the original look, or criticized for straying too far from his villainous roots and felt him being [[AdaptationalWimp too weak compared to Godzilla]] diminished his status as one of Godzilla’s toughest enemies.
12	* EnsembleDarkhorse:
13	** 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]].
14	** The girl in the hostel only has about two minutes of screen time, but is just as well-liked as some of the characters with thirty minutes of screen time. This is due to her NiceGirl dialogue and well-acted sense of terror as Godzilla threatens the hospital that she's trapped in.
15	* FanNickname:
16	** Guardian Ghidorah, Spirit Ghidorah, or GMK Ghidorah, for this version of King Ghidorah.
17	** Ghost Godzilla, for the portrayal of Godzilla in this film.
18	* FanPreferredCutContent: A significant number of fans wished that the original script with Anguirus and Varan instead of Mothra and King Ghidorah was used, since Mothra and King Ghidorah already get enough attention, while Anguirus didn't have a single appearance in the entire Heisei Era and Varan hasn't had a significant appearance in any media since [[Film/VaranTheUnbelievable his debut film]] in 1958, so this could've easily been his breakout role. The fact they had to flip Ghidorah's morality from evil to good, make him much smaller than Godzilla, and completely change his backstory for a third time to fit Varan's role in the movie adds to the argument it would've made much more sense if he was kept as Varan.
19	* HesJustHiding:
20	** 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.
21	** 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 being just a couple feet away from her).
22	** The tourists commenting on the UglyCute appearance of Baragon are last seen imperiled by a rock slide but, aren't explicitly killed and it can be nice to hope they got away.
23	* HilariousInHindsight:
24	** Kaho Minami plays a JSDF officer in this film. Her [[Creator/KenWatanabe then-husband]] would play an adviser to the American military in ''Film/{{Godzilla 2014}}''.
25	** The "Red Godzilla" lines in the movie later became a reality in [[Film/ShinGodzilla one certain film]]...
26	** At various points during the film's preproduction, Godzilla would've fought a CG version of Kamacuras and the ''Atragon'' warship in a heavily altered version of Japan, but Kaneko ultimately found the alternate history aspects distracted from the story he wanted to tell. All three elements would later be used in ''{{Film/Godzilla Final Wars}}''.
27	** Shusuke Kaneko later went on to direct LiveActionAdaptation of ''[[Film/DeathNoteSeries Death Note series]]''. More than a decade later, the director of {{Creator/Netflix}}'s [[Film/DeathNote2017 Death Note movie]], Creator/AdamWingard, later went on to direct the {{Crossover}} movie ''Film/GodzillaVsKong'', creating somewhat of an odd complete circle.
28	** The original unused script would've given Anguirus (who was replaced by Mothra), previously a 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.
29	* JustHereForGodzilla: Plenty of people are primarily attracted to the movie because it has King Ghidorah as the good guy for once.
30	* LostInTranslation: A number of lines that originally made sense or were to be taken seriously were butchered in the process of producing the DVD subtitles and dub for the film:
31	** During the final battle, a D-03 missile shot at Godzilla accidentally hits King Ghidorah instead. In the original audio, Lieutenant Miyashita exclaims a Japanese expletive roughly equivalent to "Fuck!" or "Damn!" in English, which is rendered as "Got it!" in the dub, and "Excellent!" in the subtitles, even though this is the complete opposite of what was intended to happen.
32	** A man wishes a group of soldiers good luck in Cantonese[[note]]"Add oil, soldiers!" (加油, 士兵大哥!)[[/note]] with a woman alongside him translating the statement into Japanese for the men; in the dub, the man says his line in English, but the woman follows up with "[[SarcasmMode Yes, good luck everyone! You're going to die!]]"
33	* MisaimedFandom: Godzilla was meant to be an entity of pure evil in this incarnation. Didn't stop fans from rooting for him anyway. It helps that [[AlternateCharacterInterpretation a number of fans rationalize Godzilla's maliciousness]] on the fact he's possessed by the countless victims of Imperial Japan seeking revenge for their deaths in World War II, giving him an understandable motivation.
34	* {{Narm}}: Ghidorah is killed and revived repeatedly during the climax. The first time is awe-inspiring, but by his third death it almost becomes funny.
35	* 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, even if [[AdaptationalVillainy it's solely this incarnation which is explicitly so evil]].
36	* 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 jiggling 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]].
37	* ReplacementScrappy: King Ghidorah in this incarnation due to being weaker and heroic. He was originally going to have Varan fill this role but ExecutiveMeddling got in the way. Ghidorah's designer actually decided to put some of Varan's features into Ghidorah's heads.
38	* RootingForTheEmpire: [[WordOfGod Shusuke Kaneko had stated in interviews that the GMK Godzilla is supposed to be pure evil]]. 'Course, since we are talking about Godzilla, he gets more praise than the "heroic monsters" in the film (IE: Mothra, Baragon and Ghidorah).
39	* SoBadItsGood:
40	** The film is by no means a bad film, but the actors and extras tend to ''overact'' during their scenes. Regardless on which language you watch in, the movie is still a fun film to watch.
41	** The International Dub, more so than ever considering the [[DarkerAndEdgier darker tone compared to previous Millennium era Godzilla film]], has just about every character either overacting during minor scenes, or underacting major, even emotional scenes.
42	* SpaceWhaleAesop: Japan mustn't forget its past, lest a [[NinjaPirateZombieRobot giant, radioactive, zombie dinosaur]] come out of the sea and destroy Japan.
43	* SpecialEffectFailure: Plenty enough that despite being in an era where top-notch special effects are used creatively, ths film has plenty of bad [=CGI=] that you can tell certain parts are fake.
44	* {{Squick}}: How Godzilla is ultimately defeated; [[spoiler: a drill mounted missile burrows through his chest from the inside, causing his thermonuclear breath to stream out of the wound when he tries to use it, ultimately blowing him apart.]]
45	* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: Baragon's EnsembleDarkhorse status makes it a shame that [[spoiler:he's the only monster to be killed prior to the third act, which has some of the best action scenes of the movie.]]
46	* UglyCute:
47	** Upon seeing Baragon approach, one of the tourists in Hakone goes "He's frightening, but also cute!" [[TooDumbToLive Her husband insists they take a picture with her and the monster together before fleeing.]]
48	** Mothra, who is more menacing and wasp-like in this incarnation.
49	* SugarWiki/VisualEffectsOfAwesome: Looking past [[SpecialEffectsFailure the obvious CGI used in the movie]], many of the films practical effects are among some of the finest constructed miniatures and suits used in the Millennium era.
50	* TheWoobie: The girl in the hostel. She suffers a traumatizing BreakTheCutie moment when Godzilla attacks her village. Then she's left incapacitated and terrified as Godzilla passes the hospital she's in and apparently kills her after a cruel HopeSpot.

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