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I've been watching Fate Stay Night and Unlimited Blade Works (movie). Haven't
seen the manga yet.

In Fate Stay Night, Saber is determined to obtain the Holy Grail. After many
experiences with Shirou, he convinces her that it is pointless, and so she
accepts to destroy it. Shirou convinced her mainly because he wanted her to
stay and have a normal life.

In the Unlimited Blade Works movie, there's no hint of major affection from
Shirou towards Saber (who seems to be more interested in Rin). In fact, so
many things happen so quickly that Saber even ends up as Rin's servant (so
Shirou's relationship with her was like... null).

When the Grail is being summoned by Gilgamesh in Unlimited Blade Works, Saber
doesn't even hesitate about destroying the Grail.

So in the Unlimited Blade Works movie, exactly what convinced Saber to destroy
it?

I didn't really get UBW's plot very well though. I'm not sure if there was
something especially wrong with that Grail that made it useless for Saber. Was
there?


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What convinced Saber to destroy the Holy Grail in the Unlimited Blade Works movie?


In the movie, as Rin was carrying Shinji out, she told Saber to destroy the
Holy Grail "cocoon" (Shinji was too weak and incompatible to be able to
contain the Grail, so this "cocoon" is the result of it manifesting).

Saber she was hesitant because Rin was still there, but she knew that if the
cocoon were to explode the cursed contents would destroy everything it
touched. So destroying the cocoon would be natural to her in this situation.

The movie plays out almost exactly as the [visual novel
scenario](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5emtlA9Wnc#t=81s), with a few bits
and pieces cut out for time. E.g., Saber tries to cross the pond of corrupted
mud to save Rin, but Rin uses a Command Seal to prevent her from doing so
(because she would be corrupted by the cursed mud if she touched it).

**About the corruption of the Grail:**

The contents of the Grail was corrupted during the Third Fuyuki Grail War,
which allowed for the summoning of non-Heroic Spirits such as Rider and
Caster. Any wish made upon this upon the Grail's corrupted contents would come
with destruction. The Lesser Grail, the container meant to hold the contents
of the Holy Grail was destroyed in the previous Grail War (the Fourth, by
Saber, commanded by Shirou's foster father Kiritsugu using his command seal).


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