Full Metal Jacket Movie Barcode

1987 · dir. Stanley Kubrick · 116 min · 1.85:1 · war

Amber / Green palette · Very dark · 322 stripes

This movie barcode compresses all 116 minutes of Full Metal Jacket 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 1987 and framed at 1.85:1, the war palette shows up as bands of colour you can read at a glance.

About this filmv

A group of young men undergo a brutal boot camp before facing the chaos of the Vietnam War. The story looks at how training strips away humanity to create cold killers. The screen is filled with harsh blue light in the barracks and dusty, burnt orange tones in the ruins of the city.

Key colours

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Film details

Release year
1987
Director
Stanley Kubrick
Runtime
116 min
Aspect ratio
1.85:1
Average shot
8.0s
Genre
war

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