Batman Movie Barcode

1989 · dir. Tim Burton · 126 min · 1.85:1 · superhero

Blue / Green palette · Very dark · 328 stripes

This movie barcode compresses all 126 minutes of Batman 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 Tim Burton in 1989 and framed at 1.85:1, the superhero palette shows up as bands of colour you can read at a glance.