I love how this film portrays communication and how difficult it can be. We watch Travis go from a mute stranger with barely anything wandering the desert, to a long-lost brother with the talking skills of a child, to a father struggling to connect with his son, and then finally a husband reaching over a gulf to his ex-wife - not reconciliation per se, but explanation, and penance.

There's so many barriers for people to overcome. A language barrier with…