Superman Returns Movie Barcode

2006 · dir. Bryan Singer · 154 min · 2.39:1 · superhero

Blue / Teal palette · Very dark · 331 stripes

This movie barcode compresses all 154 minutes of Superman Returns 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 Bryan Singer in 2006 and framed at 2.39:1, the superhero palette shows up as bands of colour you can read at a glance.