The Polar Express Movie Barcode

2004 · dir. Robert Zemeckis · 100 min · 2.39:1 · animation

Violet / Indigo palette · Balanced · 322 stripes

This movie barcode compresses all 100 minutes of The Polar Express 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 Robert Zemeckis in 2004 and framed at 2.39:1, the animation palette shows up as bands of colour you can read at a glance.