The Rebirth of Frankestein

According to Robert E. Terrill of Taylor & Francis Group
"... no other narrative has been so often revisited by film as the Frankenstein myth." For example, Terrill supports this claim on
the basis that movies such as Young Frankenstein,
the Terminators films, Edward Sissorhands, and The Matrix resemble
and/or have been inspired by Mary Schelley's novel Frankenstein.
Terrill identifies the similarities are intertwined between these films
and the novel by its premier and final chapters. Throughout all of these
movies there is a character depicted in experiences of life and death.
Many would identify Edward Sissorhands to be based on this premise,
in regards to Schelley's novel Frankenstein, due to the similarities in birth,
struggle, and death of a man too disfigured to survive.
Terrill believes the plot of the book Frankenstein is prevalent in movies, because

“[It’s] a cautionary tale about dangerous powers that can accrue to someone skilled in the art of stitching together coherence out of chaos resonates particularly strongly with film audiences.”

Whether or not audiences agree that these relationships exist, Terrill insists audiences will
continue to be intrigued by this plot development due to its “thorough and provocative exploration of some of the questions regarding the relationships [of man and creature].”