On January 19th, the movie 'Dr. Cheon and Lost Talisman' will be available for streaming on Netflix. This movie was released in South Korea during the Chuseok season of 2023. Chuseok is a traditional Korean holiday that originated from a harvest festival in which people offered sacrifices to the gods after finishing the harvest. In modern times, it has become a period for families to take vacations. It is similar to Christmas in the West, and the Lunar New Year. **

As a film aimed at families during the Chuseok holiday, 'Dr. Cheon' is filled with settings and actors familiar to Koreans. First of all, the protagonist, 'Dr. Cheon', is played by Gang Dong-won. ** He is one of the actors in South Korea who has many box-office hits. Dr. Cheon is a shaman in traditional Korean beliefs, and he hunts ghosts that torment humans. undefined

The antagonist of the film, 'Beomcheon' (played by Huh Joon-ho) is hunting shamans living in Korea to take their powers, in order to gain eternal life. The protagonist, Dr. Cheon, lost his family to Beomcheon, and has since lived not believing in ghosts and shamans. Instead, he pretends to perform exorcisms and makes a lot of money by scamming people.** However, one day Dr. Cheon is asked to exorcise a girl who is possessed by a truly mystical power. undefined

The source of the mystical power that is tormenting the young girl is none other than Beomcheon. Dr. Cheon wanted to avoid the situation but took the job because of the 100 million won offered by the girl's older sister. **However, his decision leads him and his friend into a difficult battle. Beomcheon comes after the last descendant of the Cheon clan, his enemy. Dr. Cheon must awaken his shamanistic powers that he had been suppressing, to survive Beomcheon and save the world.** undefined

The film had decent box office results during the 2023 Chuseok season, but it fell short of the break-even point. It also did not receive good reviews from critics. In particular, Dr. Cheon's character is very different in the early and late stages of the film, and the process is not explained in the film. **This is known to be the result of the film's failure to reconcile the original settings of the original manga with the movie's original settings during the adaptation process. **

However, this movie can be a good Netflix movie to just turn on and watch. If you ask who would be the right actor to play Marvel superheroes in Korea, Gang Dong-won would be the first to come to mind. He charmingly plays a slick Korean shaman version of Doctor Strange.** The various magical elements shown by the shamans are well-implemented visually. The comedy interspersed throughout the film is also quite funny, making it feel lighthearted compared to the serious plot. Blackpink's Jisoo makes a brief appearance. **

This movie will be released on Netflix on January 19th.