Line #44 YMMV/ShinGodzilla


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2	* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation:
3	** Is Godzilla truly a malicious monster, or is he simply a lost animal that has no idea where he is? When he first shows up, he was trying to stand upright by using a building (with its residents trying to escape) rather than deliberately destroying it, and it collapses by his weight. By the time he appears again, after shifting into his fourth form, he's simply strolling around the city until the Japanese military attacked him. By the time the USA's army did ''damage'' to him, he was at his RageBreakingPoint, and he ends up destroying 2/3 of Tokyo. In a meta-fictional sense, this film pairs with the 2014 American film as two very divergent interpretations of Godzilla... with the American film focusing on the interpretation of Godzilla as an anti-hero who combats other, more dangerous Kaiju, while this film focuses on Godzilla as an unstoppable force of nature.
4	*** Related to the above, when the USA drops bombs on Godzilla and actually injure him, did he retaliate because he was angry (which would be understandable), or did he retaliate because he was ''scared''? Keep in mind this film completely ignores the [[Film/Godzilla1954 1954 original]], so this is the very first time Godzilla has ever stepped foot on land. It's also probably the first time he's seen human life and civilization. He has no idea what they are or why they are treating him like a monster. When Godzilla attacks the humans, does he truly hate them, or is he just trying to survive? On the flip side, the actions of the Japanese are understandable, but just imagine how things might have been different had they shown Godzilla ''one ounce'' of kindness and understanding.
5	** Did Godzilla even want to ever fire that atomic breath? It's mentioned early on that his blood acts as coolant for the equivalent of his fission reactor, and it's only after the bunker buster bombs cause him to bleed (lose coolant) that he starts using it. This raises the possibility that his blood isn't coolant so much as a ''reactivity control fluid'', and that the loss of blood directly causes an uncontrolled nuclear chain reaction... which Godzilla then has to ''burn off'' in the form of increasingly destructive forms of atomic breath in order to not meltdown.
6	** Goro Maki opens up many questions about his true nature, since all we have is secondhand information. It's definitely clear he'd become embittered with humanity, since he obfuscated the solution in his notes on purpose. But to what extent was he involved in the events? The timing feels far too perfect for him to have killed himself without knowing that Godzilla was about to emerge, so did he predict it, or even actively ''cause'' it? This is something speculated on in the film itself, and never shown to us. We also never learn [[NeverFoundTheBody how he killed himself]], which leaves room for all kinds of questions as to whether he simply committed mundane suicide or killed himself in a way that involved Godzilla. [[WasOnceAMan One theory even suggests that he ''is'' Godzilla in some sense--"Who Will Know" certainly works well from his perspective.]]
7	** Do Japan's politicians really care about their country by trying to do something about it, or do they want to get rid of Godzilla for their own means? At the same time, and most crucially to the film's criticism of the culture of Japanese politics, are they hesitating out of concern for their citizens, or concern they might have to shoulder the blame? Or is it a little of both, wanting to make the best decisions possible both for the good of the nation and because whatever they do now will be scrutinized and dissected for generations to come? Did they want to do the right thing, or did they want to ''not'' do the wrong thing?
8	* ArcFatigue: A common criticism of the movie is that spends too much time on its political angle between the action setpieces, which causes a bit of fatigue for audience members [[JustHereForGodzilla who want to see Godzilla destroy stuff]]. That's not to say that people didn't respond well to the more grounded take on the story, just that there were complaints over the film's pacing and how much time was spent showing how ill-equipped Japan would be to handle a {{Kaiju}}. Even then, the movie got praise for taking this route.
9	* AwardSnub: Despite winning the 2016 Japan Academy Prize for "Picture of the Year", the film (sadly) wasn't submitted to the Oscars for consideration in the "Best Foreign Language Film" category. If it had, there's a decent chance that it could have been the first ''Franchise/{{Godzilla}}'' movie to get an Oscar nomination.
10	* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic:
11	** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WiONUl3B9po Persecution of the Masses]], a dark, foreboding piece that encapsulates Godzilla’s status as a ''God Incarnate''.
12	** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBqCDuwZsCs Who Will Know]], a tragic song which relays the horrible story on what it’s like to live as Godzilla.
13	* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: At one point, Godzilla's second form spews some sort of steaming red fluid from its gills, but it's never brought up afterwards. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Vs4mgm4E4E A deleted scene]] would have had Godzilla's third form vomit a huge amount of the fluid, which would turn out to be radioactive blood being expelled to try and prevent from overheating, and would have also implicitly explained where Godzilla's atomic breath evolved from.
14	* 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.
15	** 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]].
16	** Godzilla's second form. Some praised it with its uncanny, awkward and ungainly design, visually representing Godzilla's evolution, while others are turned off by the bizarre appearance and unfavorably compare it to a moray eel. (Strangely, a third camp finds it to be UglyCute.)
17	** That the movie is a standalone film with Godzilla as the movie's only 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.
18	** 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; in fact, some would argue that Americans were portrayed more positively than they could have been.[[note]]It's implied the Americans are fully aware exactly how well dropping a nuclear weapon on Japanese soil will be received, but firmly believe they are out of options; the impression is '''not''' given that America is treating the prospect lightly or cheerfully, which would have been an easy shot to take. [[/note]] Others find it stereotypical 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 in a case of UsefulNotes/MisplacedNationalism.[[note]]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. A significant portion of Japanese people see US garrisons as signs of occupation/surveillance (which is also part of the reason to amend the Peace Constitution to improve the JSDF's status), controversies of US soldiers committing crime in Okinawa are ''always'' a major issue to the locals, and the Japanese government have been striving to gain a better international status without being known as "the protectorate of the United States" for a long time.[[/note]]
19	** Godzilla's GiantEqualsInvincible is questioned by fans. Many fans thought that due to his sheer 118 size and the traditional portrayal, Godzilla would be unanimously unstoppable, with no conventional weaponry that could possibly stop him, and the JSDF's assault is an example of that. Until he got dropped on by MOP bombs, which hurt him, and later [[spoiler:"Unmanned Zairaisen Bombs"]] knock him off his feet. Several fans ''really'' disliked for a creature like him to be taken down by that, often comparing him to [[Film/Godzilla1998 Zilla]], while others think is a more realistic approach, since stronger bombs were not used against him before. Others already thought the previous (American) Godzilla is stronger of the two, since he is not inconvenienced by ''any'' forms of weaponry, including ''nuclear'' that was implied (and later shown) to just make him stronger. Furthermore, prior incarnations of the Japanese Godzilla have been injured by specially-made weaponry, and no prior incarnation of Godzilla has been hit by conventional weapons as powerful as [=MOPs=] but were instead assaulted with scifi weapons of inconclusive power (maser cannons whose beams look like lightning bolts and penetrator missiles made from fictional metals) or exposed to extreme conditions (like being caught under the weight of a tectonic plate or being struck by extinction event causing asteriods). [[spoiler:And even then the conventional weapons don't hit the nail, the specially-made coolants did. (''And'' this Godzilla still wreaks havoc for a while even after taking in some coolants.)]]
20	** The film using recycled music and sound effects (Godzilla's roar among them) from the Showa era is also a huge point of contention. One side believes the old tracks and sounds from the 60's-70's feel completely out of place in a 2016 movie and they should have re-recorded the music to fit the modern tone similar to what the Heisei series did. They also feel using old tracks in a film that has a brand new take on Godzilla gives the feel a slight identity issue. The other side is fine with it because they feel it's pleasant to hear classic Akira Ifukube music.
21	*** On the same subject, whether or not Shin Godzilla should have had a new roar? The side that wanted a new roar feel like the filmmakers were lazy for recycling the stock Showa roars, as every era of Godzilla (including the 2014 film) has its own unique and distinct roar. The other side is okay with hearing the actual classic roar. There is also a middle ground where which is fine with a recycled roar, but feel the 1954 roar would have better suited Shin Godzilla's fourth form.
22	** Whether or not the movie needs a sequel has also become a point of contention for some fans. Some believe that the movie opens up the possibility of a sequel given its ambiguous ending. Others feel that the movie works so well as a standalone story that a sequel would be entirely pointless.
23	* EnsembleDarkhorse:
24	** Mikako Ichikawa's character Hiromi Ogashira is perhaps the most popular human character from the movie in Japan, earning a considerable amount of fan art (see the "Funny" tab).
25	** [[FanNickname Kamata-kun]], Godzilla's initial form.[[note]]Well, actually it's the ''second'' form, but it's the first one shown to the audience.[[/note]] A lot of people find it to be UglyCute, leading to the creation of adorable fan art.
26	** Crane Team 1, one of the JSDF teams from [[spoiler:Operation Yashiori]], have gained a fandom on 4chan's "Mecha" board.
27	* FandomRivalry: One between fans of this film and ''Film/Godzilla2014'' fans--or rather, the fans of ''Shin Godzilla'' that didn't like the American movie [[OnlyTheCreatorDoesItRight because Toho didn't make it]], leading to the perception that this film is a "true" ''Godzilla'' movie [[NoTrueScotsman while the 2014 film is not]]. Fans of the 2014 movie are quick to fire back with the fact that ''Shin'' was made after the 2014 movie revived the franchise--which they also note that [[ApprovalOfGod Toho greatly enjoyed]], in spite of claims to the contrary by the ''Shin'' side of the equation--and have also criticized this movie for its tonal and pacing issues, in part out of backlash toward the behavior of the Toho-supporting crowd. On the other hands, supporters of Shin Godzilla note that the 2014 film lacks focus on the titular character, some questionable editing choices and the cast, while strong in some areas, weren't as compelling to focus on.
28	* FanNickname:
29	** "Nightmare Godzilla" for the new design. Quite fitting too. Read below.
30	** A lesser nickname for the new Godzilla is "[=ShinG=]", which suspiciously sounds like "Shinji", the name of the protagonist of ''Neon Genesis Evangelion''.
31	** Some have simply call him "Shin". However, since Shin is actually a name in Japan, it works as a MeaningfulName, but not without redundancy.
32	** "Tailzilla" or "Tailface" for the face on the tip of Godzilla's tail.
33	** The second and third forms of Godzilla have been nicknamed "Kamata-kun" and "Shinigawa-kun" respectively by the fandom after the locations they rampaged through. The fourth form continues the theme by being named “Kamakura-san”, after the city where he emerged after assuming this form.
34	* FanPreferredCutContent: It's very widely thought that [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Vs4mgm4E4E the deleted scene]] of Godzilla's third form vomiting up a huge waterfall of boiling-hot blood should've stayed in the final film, not just for being a really cool visual, but because it would've helped bridge the gap between Godzilla's second form bleeding from its gills and the atomic breath attack of Godzilla's fourth form, and given the third form more to distinguish itself beyond just being the in-between stage of the two, much more distinct, forms.
35	* FriendlyFandoms: When they are not acting petty toward each other, [[UltimateShowdownOfUltimateDestiny there are people from both fandoms who just want to see Shin Godzilla and Legendary Godzilla duke it out]], divided between those who think the larger, more destructive Shin Godzilla has the upper hand, and those who favor the tougher, and more experienced Legendary incarnation. There's even [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmMzJbOpU3o a video in YouTube]] with such a fight, and it doesn't let down.
36	* GeniusBonus: The entire final battle against Godzilla is a huge ShoutOut to Myth/JapaneseMythology. [[spoiler:The operation's name, Operation Yashiori (also known as Yaguchi Plan), refers to the sake which Susanoo gave Yamata no Orochi to drink before killing it; the vehicle squadron carrying the coolant is named "Ame no Habagiri", the sword Susanoo used to killed Orochi. In short: the cast referred to Godzilla as an in-universe Yamata no Orochi.]]
37	* HarsherInHindsight: During the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic, a Japanese official from MHLW said that one won't infect others [[https://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20200220-00010008-houdoukvq-soci if they don't cough like Godzilla]] (link in Japanese). While the government is reacting to the virus ''[[HeadInTheSandManagement like the government did against Godzilla]]''.
38	* HePannedItNowHeSucks: More like "gave it a mixed review" than "panned it". Jim and JR of [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCU03keCaesfRWZPYV1FUxXw CHO Japan]] who are well known Godzilla fans and helped promote this film gave it a mixed review. While they never said it was terrible nor bad, they felt the film had a lack of identity for trying to mix the new with the old. Many supporters of Shin Godzilla criticized their review for "not making sense" or being "cringe worthy". Their video review was met with more negative reactions from fans of the film.
39	* HilariousInHindsight:
40	** ''Film/TheReturnOfGodzilla'' was originally intended to feature a new shape-shifting monster called Bagan which Godzilla would have had to fight in several forms, finally culminating in the traditional BehemothBattle, but was scrapped to keep the focus on Godzilla. Evidently the idea never really went away.
41	** The full-grown Shin Godzilla stands at a height of 118 meters, making him a head taller than Legendary Godzilla, who in turn was slightly taller than the Godzilla of Final Wars. Looks like there was a bit of an arms race by the different films to make ''their'' Godzilla just that little bit bigger than the previous one.
42	** Come ''Godzilla: Monster Planet'', this arms race has reached new heights with Godzilla Earth, who is so massive that the fourth form of Shin Godzilla ''only comes up to his ankles!''
43	** Unintentional similarities to {{Website/SCP\|Foundation}}-[[Characters/SCPFoundationSCPs001To999 682]]: a massive reptilian entity that despises humanity, must be destroyed as soon as a conclusive means of doing so is found, and can alter its body in order to counter threats in an ItOnlyWorksOnce manner. Can't be killed by nuclear weapons, and only temporarily stopped using a liquid chemical substance. Bits that come off have to be destroyed to avoid making more of them. Described as the ultimate life form.
44	** The use of a CGI Godzilla in a Japanese film also harkens back to the similarly Toho-produced ''Always: Sunset on Third Street'', in which ''Shin'''s VFX vendor Creator/{{Shirogumi}} recreated the character for the opening scene[[note]]despite being set in 1954, the design used is based more on the version from ''Film/GodzillaMothraKingGhidorahGiantMonstersAllOutAttack''[[/note]]. It gets funnier as the director for ''that'' film wound up directing [[Film/GodzillaMinusOne his own Godzilla movie]] seven years after this one.
45	* HypeBacklash: ''Shin Godzilla'' is widely seen as one of the best-made Godzilla films of all time. It won the Japan Academy Prize for Best Picture and is the highest-grossing entry in the whole series, making it a quick fan favorite for many. So it’s not unusual to hear at least a few fans ([[AmericansHateTingle especially some western audiences]]) say that they found the film downright boring and uninteresting, believing the heavy focus on the political angle dragged the movie down and felt it was too distant from the past films mythos to consider enjoyable.
46	* MagnificentBastard: [[PosthumousCharacter Goro Maki]] is an anti-nuclear scientist whose wife died of radiation poisoning. Through his research, Maki predicted the existence of the monstrous Godzilla and a way to defeat it should it attack, only to be covered up by world governments when trying to release that information. In despair and desire for retaliation, Maki encoded his notes and set out a series of clues before disappearing. [[BadassBureaucrat Rando Yaguchi]] is forced to organize a team and collaborate to decipher Maki's cryptic information, all while it is speculated that Maki facilitated or perhaps even personally directed Godzilla's attack before his passing. When Maki's methods are discovered through his notes, Godzilla is ultimately defeated. Despite dying before the film began, Maki proves a true AntiVillain, having set out a puzzle to [[SecretTestOfCharacter inform and test mankind]], their triumph over which allows humanity to finally end the threat of Godzilla.
47	* MemeticMutation:
48	** 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]].
49	** 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, with some of the tracks being very familiar to Evangelion fans, and the Millennium incarnation of Mechagodzilla is a cyborg made from a kaiju, just like the Evas.
50	** [[TotalPartyKill Cabinet Resigning Beam]], the FanNickname given to Godzilla's atomic breath [[spoiler:and spine beams]]. It goes memetic in Japan, but ''it is actually part of the film's major NightmareFuel''.
51	*** Similarly, [[spoiler:the massive wave of trains crashing into Godzilla]] are memetically named as [[spoiler:Unmanned Zairaisen Bombs]].
52	*** Just the fact that there will be a porn parody...
53	* 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, as it's clear that Satomi Ishihara is not a native English speaker.
54	* {{Narm}}:
55	** 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. While he does have the 1954 roar, it's only when he evolves into his 2nd form. The rest of the movie sticks with the Showa roar.
56	** One promotional piece 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]].
57	** Godzilla's second form, despite spilling out gallons of blood from its neck, looks a little...silly, as it waddles around the cityscape and shifts his gaze with his comically large eyes. The way his gills [[JigglePhysics waggle back and forth]] as he flops forward on his stubby legs doesn't help.
58	** The random sequences in which Japanese characters (located in Japan no less) will speak full sentences to other Japanese characters ''in English''. Not only is it completely unnecessary, as they're shown conversing fluently in Japanese moments before ''and'' after these sequences, but most of the Japanese actors reading these lines are... not the best with their pronounciations, meaning any intended effect of making them appear flawlessly billingual falls flat on it's face within seconds.
59	* NarmCharm:
60	** Why yes, Godzilla's [[spoiler:spine-beams]] do sound completely silly on paper. However, they only serve to make Godzilla all the more threatening. And terrifying.
61	** The main cast "unleashing" [[spoiler:Unmanned Zairaisen Bombs]] during the finale is also a downright silly sight to some, but you can't deny how visually awesome (and actually effective) they are on the screen.
62	* NightmareRetardant: The original Japanese poster for the movie got flak for Godzilla's perceived "googly eye" (though this was mostly due to the angle the poster was shown in, as in-movie the design doesn't look cartoonish). Funimation caught on with this line of criticism, and they photoshopped the international image to give off the effect of FaceFramedInShadow, hiding the eye while still retaining the nightmarishness of the rest of the image.
63	* OlderThanTheyThink: While the success of ''Film/Godzilla2014'' did lead to Toho announcing Shin Godzilla later that year, ''Shin Godzilla'' was in pre-production as early as January 2013.
64	* OneSceneWonder: The movie has several cameos of Japanese celebrities (including Anno himself), but certain Western audiences are likely to notice above all Creator/HayaoMiyazaki as a scientist/"useless expert" among the think-tank concerning Godzilla, due to his distinctive appearance. In his scene he's flanked by two other major anime figures Creator/MamoruOshii and Creator/IsaoTakahata, also playing useless experts.
65	* SpecialEffectFailure: While the movie is pretty good about avoiding this problem in spite of its relatively-small budget (presumed to be around $10 million or slightly more), the CGI looks a bit unconvincing at times. For instance, in the night raid scene, his [[spoiler:spine beams]] and subsequent cooldown pose look a bit unnatural.
66	** The 70’s era sound quality is ''very'' out of place in an otherwise very HD movie. It’s particularly noticeable during the atomic breath scene.
67	* {{Squick}}:
68	** 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. And inside the mouth of this second face is a ''giant human skull.'' You'd probably need a very strong stomach if you want to see the tip.
69	** When Godzilla's second form appears, he spills gallons of blood upon first landing.
70	* SubbingVersusDubbing: A rare ''Godzilla'' film example. Many fans who are a fan of the narmtasic English dubs (especially Hong Kong and Omni Production dubs) aren't exactly a fan of the English dub by Funimation, since it's a direct translation from the Japanese script with unfitting voices, and a lack of "Godziller" that made the infamous HK/Omni dubs famous.
71	* SuspiciouslySimilarSong: At several points throughout the movie, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b69Fku3ma68 a song]] with a similar drumline to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehX878lCKmo one from]] ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'' plays. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]], since the not only do ''Evangelion'' and ''Shin Godzilla'' share [[Creator/HideakiAnno a co-director]], but they were scored by [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shiro_Sagisu the same man]].
72	* TearJerker:
73	** The lyrics to "Who Will Know" are about suffering, possessing a strong sense of longing, and self-resentment. It is sometimes suggested by fans to be interpreted from Godzilla's perspective, as it follows one of the few scenes of sympathy shown for the monster, after being injured by the U.S. airstrike.
74	** So as to show just how dire everything was, [[spoiler:Godzilla's defeat]] is not met with joyous celebration or applause or any cheering, but big sighs of relief as everyone simply congratulates each other on a job well done. Everybody is just so ''tired'' and stressed by everything they had to pull together in order to save Japan that this is the most they're able to muster on their victory.
75	* 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.
76	* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: For all the reservations the government has about authorizing live fire in a still-populated Tokyo, once the SDF opens fire we don't see [[ImprobableAimingSkills a single shot miss Godzilla]] during the entire barrage - possibly justified for the smaller arms like the the helicopter guns, less probable for the artillery that's firing several kilometers away. Having collateral damage from the SDF attack would have both echoed the earlier scene where the Prime Minister called off the attack on Godzilla's third form due to civillian presence, and provided further context to the global decision to employ nuclear measures.
77	* ToughActToFollow: In terms of commitment to deconstruction and narrative originality in contrast to the source material, ''Shin Godzilla'' is this compared to later entries ''Film/ShinUltraman'' and ''Film/ShinKamenRider2023''. Despite the more crowd-pleasing tenor of the two films, they were critically received as {{Contested Sequel}}s due to [[ItsTheSameNowItSucks their fidelity to the original story arcs]] (albeit modernized and reworked), as well as the original television story arcs becoming noticeable when translated to a cinematic release.
78	* UglyCute: For some reason, people actually see Godzilla's second form adorable, to the point of drawing him cute despite ''spilling gallons of blood from his gills''.
79	** Keep in mind, though, that the second form of Shin Godzilla can be compared to a bulldog... If said Bulldog were constantly overdrawing at their blood bank.
80	* SugarWiki/VisualEffectsOfAwesome: Many fans and non-fans agree that the the visual effects are amazing. It's downright ridiculous when you remember that the film had a budget of less than $20 million.
81	** Despite using CGI, practical effects were used on the movie, and they look amazing.
82	** When first rendering the final Godzilla CG model, the production team first tried to give it a texture similar to organic flesh, to make it look like a realistic, deformed creature. However they couldn't get it to look right, so they opted to instead give it the texture of a rubber suit, which ironically worked in its favor and made the shots look more convincing. Yes, you read that right: ''they intentionally made CGI look like a practical effect and it actually looked good.''
83	** Many have said the CGI used in this film looks more realistic than CGI used in modern Hollywood films (including the 2014 movie). This is rather telling of how dedicated the Japanese are to the craft of special effects, and using CGI as a tool rather than as a crutch to avoid having to build big sets or shoot on location, and save money.
84	* WinBackTheCrowd: Just like in the west, it won back critical acclaim for Japanese ''Godzilla'' movies. It won back the crowd so well, it eclipsed [[Film/GodzillaFinalWars its previous movie in total box office sales]] ''within two weeks'' - and it also outgrossed the 2014 movie's Japanese run shortly after that.
85	* {{Woolseyism}}: And also overlapping WhatDoYouMeanItsNotPolitical: Both Latin American Spanish dubs, Mexican and Chilean, are notorious for rising the anti-American undertones of the film to quite visible levels, being more striking on the Chilean one with the Japanese-American Kayoko Ann Peterson, by making sound her somewhat more unlikable at first than the original Japanese version compared with the rest of the Japanese characters. Also, both dubs make the contempt toward Kayoko and the Americans more evident and audible, compared with the Japanese version, when the same contempt is more subdued due to [[ValuesDissonance cultural differences]]. This is justified in both cases, as both Mexico and Chile, just like Japan, have the same love/hate relationship with the U.S.[[note]]In the Mexican case, due to being the U.S. poorer southern neighbor and also being the loser of the UsefulNotes/MexicanAmericanWar, and in the Chilean case, due to the U.S.'s documented participation in toppling Salvador Allende's government, together with his death, and backing up Augusto Pinochet's dictatorship, along other things.[[/note]] To enforce this, both dubs are ''hellbent'' on calling the titular monster by its Japanese name, Gojira, just like the original Japanese version, being "Godzilla" only used when Kayoko and the Americans address the creature.

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