Saw and Death Note: Is There A Connection?

Now when it comes to Kira from Death Note, and Jigsaw from Saw, i thought to myself: does anyone else see a connection in ideals here? Here is an example of what i am getting at here: Kira used the Death Note to kill criminals to save other people who did not do wrong. he was on a crusade to kill killers and outlaws who deserved it. Now Jigsaw from Saw put people who were not doing anything with their lives in life or death situations, to test them to see if they really wanted to live or not.

Jigsaw had used traps that would kill the person who is in it, and depending on what they did, thye would live or not. Basically he took peopel like jailbirds and drug abusers, and gave them a choice: sacrifice a hand or foot to save your life. Kira was sending a message that was: do something wrong, and you will die, do no wrong, and you will live on.

so does anyone see how they both sort of were similar? or is it just me?

Side Note: all victims in the Saw movies were not meant to die. the only people in Saw III who died were victims of Amanda, who did not believe anyone deserved a chance, even if they survived their traps.
(if there is any further explanation needed, feel free to ask, and i will include it more into this thread)

put the side note into a spoiler as you give away some of the storyline.

Kira is obsessed to be a god and being a full-time killer in the end, Jigsaw doin that because he have issues with live, that was I think.

....both want to punish people...only, they're using different ways...like rin said...Kira wanted to be god...that's why he end up being a jerk...Jigsaw by the way giving his victims a chance...in more brutal ways...live or die make your choice... 8)
i think you should include the manga doubt...that one has connection with saw movie....unless you haven't read it... 8)

kira=god
jigsaw=wackjob

it's as simple as that

There is some connection, I guess. In that, they both asserted themselves as right to judge other people. But their aims and methods were different, so it's not too big of a connection.

Jigsaw has more in common with Mikami than Light. Mikami wanted to kill people who were lazy and didn't do anything with their lives. Still, Mikami is a bit different, because he wanted to do so to motivate people and get rid of "dead weight," to help society as a whole. Jigsaw is just an asshole who is afraid to die because he hasn't done anything with his life.