Belief would be blindly following something without critical thought.
So suspending the ability to believe would entail you being critical of plot points, etc. As you would be unwilling or unable to see the film as it is being presented
Suspending disbelief means you would be in a state of willingness to believe. So you would accept what you are being shown. You are suspending doubt
Disbelief = critical thought of the presented narrative
Belief = acceptance of the presented narrative
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Belief would be blindly following something without critical thought.
So suspending the ability to believe would entail you being critical of plot points, etc. As you would be unwilling or unable to see the film as it is being presented
Suspending disbelief means you would be in a state of willingness to believe. So you would accept what you are being shown. You are suspending doubt
Disbelief = critical thought of the presented narrative Belief = acceptance of the presented narrative
Does that help?