Why is D&D still Medieval?

[Bugbear]

Uh, what? That's nothing like 5e.

There are tons of 5E examples. How about a path of wild magic barbarian shooting off wild magic surges each fight? A Warlock Hexblade? The Fighter Arcane Archer?

I mean, I'll obviously agree that big budget special effects driven action movies have gotten bigger and better special effects over the last two or three decades.

But for every flashy X-Men or Avengers movie, there's a Jason Bourne or Mission Impossible or The Expendables that's totally focused on nitty gritty fist fights, shoot outs, and gasoline explosions. For every character throwing around a lightning hammer or a laser sword, there are dozens of characters who are CIA operatives or buddy cop duos or retired ex-military/mercenary types. For every film about a giant monster or wacky space army, there are probably a hundred about casino heists, spy thrillers, organized crime, or modern depictions of war.

Yea, but gamers mostly seem to want more. Tell them their character can punch or just swing a weapon and they are unhappy at best. Tell them their character can go all "Lightning God Blaster" like Thor or Captain America in Avengers Endgame and they get all excited to play.

And a LOT of the 'gritty' movies are fake with CGI: people jumping or falling form heights, people impossibly dodging and shaking off hits. Plus the wacky "jump in the air, kick three other people, spin around in midair, somehow 'fly' backwards several feet, land on a wall sideways several feet off the ground, then jump sideways through a window, and land on a passing moving truck.