Thank God I watched Terry Jones video introduction on the Criterion Collection DVD of
Playtime before watching the movie proper, as it provided the proper set-up for what I was about to watch. Without that information at my disposal, I likely would have found the earliest sequences of Play Time impossible to get into due to their unorthodox style of storytelling and filming that intentionally tries to create distance between the viewer and what is occurring on-screen. Luckily, I not only managed to get into Playtime, I found it to be quite enjoyable and memorable thanks to a unique and audacious rhythm that it carries around.
