The Big Blue Movie Barcode

1988 · dir. Luc Besson · 168 min · 2.39:1 · drama

Amber / Green palette · Dark · 320 stripes

This movie barcode compresses all 168 minutes of The Big Blue 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 Luc Besson in 1988 and framed at 2.39:1, the drama palette shows up as bands of colour you can read at a glance.