Algorithms like H.264 or H.265 (HEVC) looked for redundant data. If the sky was a consistent blue, the code "shorthand" saved space by not recording every single pixel's color individually.
The video on your device is a survivor of thousands of miles of fiber optic cable and dozens of server handoffs, preserved because someone, somewhere, found it too striking to let disappear. very beautiful(1).mp4
Since I cannot see the specific contents of your file, I have crafted an informative story about the —the journey a video takes from a single moment in time to becoming a "very beautiful" file on a stranger's device. The Genesis of a Digital Artifact Algorithms like H