Fate/Stay Night: Unlimited Blade Works

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@Krayz - You're arguments are right, just like Archer's, but it doesn't make Shirou's ideal less beautiful. It is terribly unrealistic and unattainable, but that is part of what makes it desirable. Not everything, especially one's ambitions, should revolve around pragmatism. It's not about what he can do, but what he wants to do.

You're mistaking the end result with the goal. Goal = dream. Result = destination (based on how you used this term, at least). Shirou's goal isn't to die a dog's death. That's just how he might end up while trying to reach his goal. And don't forget, Rin said that Shirou might go further than Archer with her help. That's the end note that ending was going for, obvious from Archer changing his red coat to Shirou's tattered cloak.