The story is pretty ingrained in pop culture.
I never watched M*A*S*H*, Sienfield or Norther Exposure, but I know who the characters are, and may accidentally quote them or situations as well. Such things do not bode well for those who claim ownership of ideas.
The creature in the book is pretty smart and philosophical, Just really ugly. The 30s flick adds the moaning and groaning. Great iconography though.
Having never been alive have the creature has no concept of death. And the creator hates it.
Young Frankenstein gets it right at the end. The creature quotes the book as well while reading the Wall street Journal.
We regularly swap body parts from cadavers. Perhaps not the brain, (although proteins are used to test dementia treatments.) Electrodes implanted. AI might become as ugly as the creature.
Who would not swap a heart to save a loved one?
