User blog comment:ThatScrewyDuck/Aladdin 2019 PE Discussion/Proposal/@comment-39600528-20190607193248/@comment-39032584-20190607231113

This was the main point I elaborated on in the section about mitigating qualities, or as I worded it, having redeeming qualities and/or a valid excuse. If he only wanted revenge against those that treated him poorly, then his poor background and serving time in jail might be valid, but he goes far beyond what that excuse warrants by trying to first invade, then flat-put annihilate the entire kingdom, including many, many innocent people who have nothing to do with any mistreatment he's put up with. Like Queen Misery explained, it's a classic case of his actions clearly outweighing his tragedy. More importantly, the film itself never uses it for sympathy, but as a way of making him a dark counterpart to Aladdin, and even Hakim, to a lesser extent.