Fiction/Emotion/Something Else

Some people believe that the reason why we can enjoy fiction is because of our disbelief in it, that we could not otherwise enjoy fictional works like tragedies. But is our disbelief in fiction the reason why we can enjoy it, or does it instead keep us from enjoying it? I think that disbelief in fiction could only inhibit our enjoyment. In order to truly enjoy any work of fiction, one must be able to fully immerse themselves in it, they need to lose themselves in it. If, throughout the fiction, a person is able to completely distance themselves from the work, and can only look at the work critically, clearly that person is missing the entire point of fiction. Fiction is suppose to make us feel, it's suppose to penetrate us straight to our very souls. It is suppose to connect with us on every level. The proper time to be critical of a fictional work is after it is done. No one is suppose to be able to think critically while first observing a fictional work because the work is suppose to whisk you away to another time and place, it should capture your mind and heart. If it does not do this for a particular audience, then either something is wrong with the audience or the fictional work. After you've seen a work for a few times, then of course you should be able to look at it through more critical eyes. Fiction is meant to awaken and arouse the deepest, most profound emotions in us, and so disbelief or removal from fiction is somewhat counterintuitive.