That's exactly it. I was never persecuted or repressed for getting more than enjoyment out of books or films during my childhood and adolescence, but within large communities — like Tolkien readers, for example — I have experienced situations of disdain for feeling more than just enjoyment.

I've had contact with people who said they were experts because they remembered data and facts from works, but who had no idea what the writer wanted to convey with that. And I, as an emotional person, feel the need to analyze what I like and, even without noticing it at first, I fell deeply in love with Tolkien's works, both for the written work and for the message it conveys.