Thread:TheSuperGenius/@comment-34055410-20181010143437/@comment-25075214-20181011001109

Just because someone steals doesn't make him/her a villain in general. Maui only wanted to steal the Heart of Te Fiti so that he could give it to humanity, plus he wasn't aware of the fact that his act led to the creation of Te Ka until the events of the film. Plus, he is aware that the ocean is actually sentient as it would fish Moana out back into her boat every time he throws her into the water, that doesn't qualify him as a villain.

I mean, lots of heroes steal for good reasons: Aladdin steals because he's homeless, Nick steals because of the prey animals' prejudice against predators.