This is one of the problems I had with the trailer (and maybe the movie). This reasoning about letting go of the sword and shield is good. It makes sense, and I totally support it.

But the tiara-throwing and lasso-punching just feels a little too silly to me. I would be fine with her relying more on fisticuffs (the fight style looks great and weird and Amazony) and just throwing improvised objects, and using her more Lynda-Carter-y gear in a more restrained way.

It's a taste thing, definitely. This is just my taste on it.

Figured this was the case, and I’m very happy about that. One of the reasons I love the first film so much because it placed Wonder Woman’s key trait in focus: compassion. She’s a bred warrior, but love is always what comes first for her. The New 52 is what the started the whole thing where Diana was always seen with a sword, whereas before that, for her to use any weaponry at all had to be a special case.

World War 1 and the mission of a god killer is exactly that. Even with that, all the times she used the sword was in defensive actions, never to kill. Ares was the only target she intended to kill.

People are already saying this contradicts BvS...guys, a lot has already contradicted BvS since and it’s time to accept that movie simply doesn’t matter anymore. Yes the first film was based around the photo but can very easily and creatively be worked around.
But even if it does, this was against Doomsday. A character who was already giving the likes of Superman a hard time.
Then again with Justice League, it’s Steppenwolf and Darkseid’s army.

I know there’s supposed leaks for this movie. I haven’t/ won’t read them so please if anyone replies, don’t even allude to anything about them here. I’m sure there will be a threat where maybe weaponry is necessary, and she probably still doesn’t use any. But that would be because again, BvS and JL do not count anymore and the lesson was learned with the first Wonder Woman. And clearly there’s a reason for the Golden Eagle armor.

But anyway, I say all that just to say, Wonder Woman is a character that’s not afraid to cross that line. But it’s always, ALWAYS when it’s of utmost necessity. It makes those moments more powerful when they do arise.

This was actually funny enough my favorite part of the trailer and the thing I noticed first. I hated when they started having Wonder Woman start using the sword and shield, so very many heroes inside and outside of comics uses swords and/or shields, and here comes this wonderful woman who uses something no one uses a lasso and bracelets, it’s so unique and cinematically you can do things we’ve never seen before instead of the same old swords tricks. So glad they went back exclusively to her long time defining gear.

I didn't even notice the absence, but I hope its not permanent. WW with a sword and shield is BA and helps set her apart even more from other superheroes.