Christopher Nolan’s groundbreaking movie Oppenheimer begins with a quote, “Prometheus stole fire from the Gods and gave it to humans and he was chained to a rock for eternity.” For readers/watchers who have not watched Oppenheimer, this quote emphasizes one of the most thought-provoking concepts mentioned throughout the film. For a brief introduction to the movie, Oppenheimer illustrates the story of a brilliant physicist named J Robert Oppenheimer who, with a group of scientists, spent years developing the atomic bomb. After years of research and dedication, these scientists successfully created the very first nuclear explosion, which made an irreversible dent in the history of mankind. This irreversible dent introduces the concept known as the “Promethean Gap.” During the 1950s, an educated philosopher named Gunter Anders first coined the term “Promethean Gap’ after seeing the effects of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The Promethean Gap is defined as the relationship between humans and technology; more specifically, its growing asynchronization. In other words, the Promethean gap emphasizes the inability of humans to mentally envision the dangerous effects of the technologies they produce, let alone have the maturity and responsibility of owning such things. The term’s origin comes from the Greek Mythology of the Titan Prometheus. Prometheus, the god of fire, created his name through his famous action of giving humanity fire. Before humans had fire, humans lived in absolute barbarity and were derived completely from civilization. By defying Zeus’s orders, Prometheus stole fire from Mount Olympus and gave it to humanity. For this action, Zeus chained Prometheus to a rock and made an eagle eat his liver for eternity. Fire in this story symbolizes brilliant and innovative technology as it births the skill of metalwork and steel for the Ancient Greeks. However, the eternal torture Prometheus faces is the adverse effects brought by our technologies. Through this Greek Mythology, Anders foreshadows the catastrophic consequences of nuclear weapons and ultimately, humanity’s downfall. Christopher Nolan’s definition of these “technologies” is the atomic bomb, as illustrated through one of Oppenheimer’s tragic quotes when he witnesses the test of his bomb, “Now I am become death, the destroyer of worlds.” Oppenheimer and this mythology beautifully yet cruelly behold the mess our world is in. Without the effort to abolish nuclear weapons, our world would forever stay in this Promethean gap that would one day end our world. To bridge this gap and solve this issue, we must spread awareness of the danger of nuclear weapons and collaborate globally to abolish nuclear weapons.