While translating the trailer, including the American "R" rating, it struck me that Godsmacked is aimed at a mature audience. Churches don't wait that long: they try to get people to buy into their religion from early childhood.
Why would Godsmacked give churches such a big head start? Well, for one, the film shows violence and blood in unsettling detail. Not something I want to put on for my kids. Definitely distracts from the funny. Another is the amount of attention required (heavy stuff, and subtitles all the way because nobody speaks Aramaic anymore).
Which brings me to my minor revelation: Godsmacked needs a Young Audience Edition.
Can it be done? Can the blood and gore be cut from the screen and only suggested at (a PG13 rating)? Can the scope of the narrative be trimmed to scale back either depth or breadth? A short runtime to help hold kids' attention span (25 minutes like most kids programs on TV)?
Heretical idea, you say? Well, isn't that part of the point?