2001 Space Odyssey Movie Barcode

1968 · dir. Stanley Kubrick · 149 min · 2.20:1 · sci-fi

Blue / Teal palette · Dark · 327 stripes

This movie barcode compresses all 149 minutes of 2001 Space Odyssey into a single image: every shot is averaged to one colour and laid down as a vertical stripe, left to right, opening frame to end credits. Directed by Stanley Kubrick in 1968 and framed at 2.20:1, the sci-fi palette shows up as bands of colour you can read at a glance.