Dong Ju: The Portrait of a Poet (2016)

Both are beautiful black and while films by director Lee Joon Ik focused on the lives of writers that paint an insightful picture of some aspect of the period they are set in. They are slow-paced, poetic, and create a sort of intellectual or emotional portrait of the historical figure on whose life they are based. They also focus on these writers' important relationships with the other leads, who function as foils and as major characters in their own right.

1. based on true Korean history
2. the movies both show us about fighting for idependence
3. have similar struggles
4. both are under Japanese colony

Both historical movies played a big part of Korean literature history. How words and letters created. How they preserved and create the whole culture .

Both movie has to do with words collection, creation, books. It takes years, perseverance, sacrify, for the love of literature. As a result, it changes the history

Both Korean movies involved art. Poems vs voice (song). Both tell stories. Both captures peoples hearts. Both are true stories

Both if this Korean movies has to do with Korean letters. Preserved, teaching, spread the literature to future generation. Both are powerful true story

Both historical movies, based on true stories about resistance and fight for independence during the Japanese occupation in Korea.

Kang Ha Neul in both movies he was in jail accused of wrongdoing. He was innocent. Such a good actor. Heartwarming movie. True stories

Both true Korean movie during Japan war time. Japanese suppression. Both movies has to do with cultural literature revolution. Heartwarming movies

Both leads are expressing their fight for independence through various literary forms.

Both are set during the Japanese occupation in Korea.

In THoD, the romance is highlight between the leads, but in DJ, the friendship between the leads are much more showed.

Both are sad and based on true stories. (As it is indicated on the tags)