Ninety-seven first year university students participated in this study. They were non-English major students form two classes, having reached a low-intermediate proficiency level. The author taught both classes a non-credit English listening and Speaking Practice course for one academic year. There was a great disparity between reading skills among these students. It is noted that listening is the foundation of language acquisition. Feyten discovered a positive correlation between listening ability and foreign language acquisition. Therefore, it is crucial to improve students' listening ability inside and outside EFL classrooms. Most language teachers acknowledge that films or videos expose students to authentic materials and enhance overall comprehension as well as unfamiliar cultural concepts. Given The fact that students in Taiwan have easy access to English TV programs as well as DVD technology, the author attempted to seek ways to optimize EFL students' comprehension of English with an "authentic" film-Mighty Aphrodite. This paper consists of four parts: I. Introduction; II. The application of a film adapted from a literary work in EFL classroom; III. Methodology and evaluation; and IV. Conclusion.