Jesse's World on Instagram: "Prometheus 2012 Prometheus' opening scene shows an Engineer sacrificing himself on a primordial Earth by drinking a black goo, which dissolves his DNA, allowing it to merge with the planet's water and initiate the creation of all life, including humans, acting as "gardeners" seeding planets, but also foreshadowing the goo's dangerous potential to destroy and reshape life, as seen later in the film when humans misuse it. The Engineer's Sacrifice The Setting: A vast, d