2010s English-language films

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"[Reading the Tale of the Three Brothers] "There were once three brothers who were traveling along a lonely winding road, at twilight. In time, the brothers reached a river too treacherous to pass, but being learned in the magical arts, the three brothers simply waved their wands and made a bridge. Before they could cross, however, they found their path blocked by a hooded figure. It was Death, and he felt cheated. Cheated because travelers would normally drown in the river, but Death was cunning. He pretended to congratulate the three brothers on their magic and said that each had earned a prize for having been clever enough to evade him. The oldest asked for a wand more powerful than any in existence, so Death fashioned him one from an elder tree that stood nearby. The second brother decided he wanted to humiliate Death even further and asked for the power to recall loved ones from the grave, so Death plucked a stone from the river and offered it to him. Finally, Death turned to the third brother. A humble man, he asked for something that would allow him to go forth from that place without being followed by Death. And so it was that Death reluctantly handed over his own Cloak of Invisibility. The first brother traveled to a distant village. While with the Elder Wand in hand, he killed a wizard with whom he had once quarreled. Drunk with the power that the Elder Wand had given him, he bragged of his invincibility. But that night, another wizard stole the wand and slit the brother's throat for good measure. And so Death took the first brother for his own. The second brother journeyed to his home, where he took the stone and turned it thrice in hand. To his delight, the girl he had once hoped to marry before her untimely death appeared before him. Yet, soon she turned sad and cold for she did not belong in the mortal world. Driven mad with hopeless longing, the second brother killed himself so as to join her. And so Death took the second brother. As for the third brother, Death searched for many years but was never able to find him. Only when he attained a great age did the youngest brother shed the Cloak of Invisibility and give it to his son. He then greeted Death as an old friend and went with him gladly, departing this life as equals.""

- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1

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"Now that's starting the story... at the end. It begins with a harlot. She's with child when the mines dry up, so she becomes a thief. But not very good. She's headed for the gallows when the Sisters of San Diablo find her. They take her in and teach her the secrets of the dead. When the boy child is born, they tell her, "You must give him up. The Gateway to Hell is no place to raise a child." So she sends him to an orphanage. And there, he grows. And grows and grows until the clock strikes twelve. And then they tell him, "You're a man. You must leave." But where? A widowed woman meets him, likes him, takes him in. She is the mistress of a slaughterhouse. She teaches him a trade, puts food on the table. Loves him. And raises him with... her daughter. A beautiful daughter. He grows to love the daughter. She is his to protect. One sunrise, she tells him, "Go with mother to sell the skins. Don't worry. I can take care of myself." He leaves her. Five men ride by. They find her alone. And they make use of her. She keeps it secret until she can no more. For now, she is with child. She begs him, "Forgive her, forget what has happened to her. For the sake of the unborn." She says the men are gone, and to her, they mean... nothing. But not to him. No. For one of them grows inside of her. Unbearable. So for a second time, he leaves. For the next five years, he remembers nothing but the pain of not being by her side. He returns to find her dead. She died giving birth to that... child. They took from him the thing he loved most. Those who were responsible... would pay."

- Gallowwalkers

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