Better Days

-bullying in school and it's consequence
-School 2013 is very different in terms characters
-both give the same vibe tho

Both movies have a similar feel and hopeless tone with an urban setting, characters trapped in fates they can't avoid, a star-crossed romance, and a rough but good-hearted ML who only wants a better life for the FL.

In both movies I could see lot of similarities such as both movies deal with bittersweet love story. Male lead trying to protect Female lead.Female lead is homeless.Male Lead and Female Lead staying at same place.Male lead involved in illegal activites

Entrance exams
Rat competition among students
Rich student picking on topper poor student
Bullying
Mental and physical abuse
Student Death
ML wrongly accused as perpetrator
Jail time

- Both female leads experience bullying at the same degree.

- The mean girls are alike: Rich, pretty, conniving, and popular.

- Both female leads have a peer who bit the dust. And a peer who turned a blind eye.

- They both become teachers.

- They plan in order to escape/defeat the perpetrators.

- They bend the law.

- They move into their love interest’s home for protection and comfort. They meet their love interest in not so favorable circumstances. Their love interest helps them stop the bullies using their own smarts and knowledge. There’s also an age gap (in RL)

They were both directed by Derek Tsang, Zhou Dong Yu plays the main character and they kind of have a similar vibe to me.

Although the characters aren’t very similar… the young, desperate love between two people who have been completely failed by society is so similar.

Both feature a woman falling in love with a bad guy who she shouldn’t like…………………….

Both are about two young, troubled high schoolers who find solace and belonging in each other. They also tackle darker themes like school bullying, child neglect, etc. Both ML's also end up in jail due to circumstances surrounding the FLs.

Both feature bullying. One of the characters ends up being the body guard for another student who is being bullied. Although love isn’t too prevalent, the two boys end up being really the only ones who understand each other.

Both are dark and realistic stories of high schoolers.
Bittersweet
Heart-wrenching
Intense characters

Better Days is a much better movie, but the two relationships I feel are a little similar. Both "couples" are people in need of each other and they change each other.

Both of them are about high school violence, about the brutal life and dark side of educational system in east asian countries like China and South Korea. These movies leave an hard emotional impact so be prepare .

School bullying. A girl that gets help from someone who is a dropout and kinda seen as the "bad one" and a sort of revenge towards the bullies. Both dramas are very well done and have a surprising ending. The theme itself is quite similar as well.

Both are heavy subjects in which the FL endures something horrible and the ML tries to protect her, ending up in prison.