So I read the Whedon script. Was grateful for the opportunity because I'd been curious for sooooooooooo dang long.
I remember Whedon saying Diana got shot with a bullet point blank and passed out but survived, and then started using her bracelets to deflect artillery to avoid the pain. That scene was included and very well done, I'd say.
I also recall Whedon saying there was a very specific reason WW had an invisible jet and I was underwhelmed with that part of the screenplay. Meh.
The story was not great, just okay, interspersed with some quite wonderful (pun intended) moments. What I missed most was an epic feel to the story, it just wasn't grand enough in scope to satisfy. Felt more like a TV movie than a blockbuster film, IMO.
That said, the beginning was excellent, especially the battle between Diana and Hippolyta that substituted for the full-scale Contest. But I also cringed a few times, especially when much later Steve Trevor accidentally sat on the lasso and admitted he wanted to see Diana naked. LOL. Then again, Whedon can often pull off hokey scenarios that lesser writer/directors would never get away with. Oh, and I really missed Steve not having current ties to the military or at least some secret Gov agency. He seemed kinda weak, actually. Oh, and a very cool bullets & bracelets bit happened midway through with bad guys circling Diana and shooting at her all at once and she basically became a whirling dervish and deflected every single shell. As for Greek mythology and gods, they were there, but I wasn't convinced this was the best portrayal. Def prefer Azz's take on the gods.
I'm sure it was an early draft and would've improved. Yet I can also see why Warner passed on his concept. He got $7 million(!) for the effort, so he cannot be too sad. My gut tells me the WW film they're working on now with MacLaren will be far superior. Just a hunch.