Watchmen Movie Barcode

2009 · dir. Zack Snyder · 162 min · 2.39:1 · superhero

Teal / Blue palette · Very dark · 325 stripes

This movie barcode compresses all 162 minutes of Watchmen 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 Zack Snyder in 2009 and framed at 2.39:1, the superhero palette shows up as bands of colour you can read at a glance.