Oooh Star Wars oh man oh man

The most obvious similarity between Star Wars and Night Watch is the classic good vs evil struggle that both sets of films are based upon.  Also, interestingly in both films this good vs evil theme is based off what is basically a religion that can only be followed by certain people who can be trained to use special powers, although these powers are much more limited in Night Watch.  Both sides of the struggle are run by separate but intertwined organizations that have been fighting eachother for hundreds or thousands of years.

Despite the clear good and evil factions however, in both the Star Wars and Night Watch universes the main characters still experience the temptations of the other side; such as when Anton drinks the blood in Night Watch.  Yegor is also extremely comparable to Luke Skywalker in that he is the son of an other who is destined to change the world, although Yegor's case depended on which side he chose, while Luke was always destined to "bring balance to the force."  In that way Yegor is also comparable to Anakin Skywalker however, in that Anakin was first thought to be the Chosen One except he turned to the dark side, while Yegor as the Great One should have become light like his father but instead turned dark.  If Yegor is Anakin, then Zavulon should be considered Palpatine, as he turns the Chosen/Great one to the dark side and takes him as his disciple.  One interesting part of Night Watch that separates it from Star Wars is that once you pick a side you cannot change back, you cannot change from light to dark to light as Anakin/Darth Vader did.

One interesting difference between Night Watch and Star Wars is that in Night Watch, the good and evil sides are at a temporary peace, and both sides are equally as strong as the other, at least until Yegor joins the Dark Others.  In Star Wars however, while the sides certainly are tipped by the Skywalkers, one side always has the strong upperhand, either the Jedi are in power or Sith are in power.  A fundamental difference between the films however is that while both sides certainly try to gain as much power as possible, having an equal balance between the two sides is emphasized much more in Night watch; in Star Wars bringing "balance to the force" apparently means the light side winning.  While in Star Wars the Jedi wouldn't even consider the idea of leaving the Sith leader alive, in Night Watch the Dark Others and Light Others each have their own separate police to watch the otherside.  This in turn makes up another fundamental difference: the idea of dark and light is questioned much more in Night Watch.  In Star Wars the Jedi as an order are inherently good and can do no wrong, despite being able to be influenced and possibly turn to the dark side.  In Night Watch however, while there is no switching from side to side, even the mere fact that both sides have police for the other side shows that the imperfection of individuals within the organizations are recognized. This idea is shown when Yegor chooses to be a Dark Other due to his father's past.  Even with this however, we as the audience don't find ourselves rooting for the Dark Others; we still want Yegor to join his father on the light.