-filter_complex specifies a series of filters that accept inputs and return outputs. Any value contained in brackets ([]), is a value that can be input or output by a filter. [0:v],[0:a],[1:v],[1:a] are values supplied by ffmpeg representing the video and audio streams of the 1st and 2nd inputs, in this case input1.mp4 and input2.mp4.
The first filter, concat, takes in a set of synchronized audio and video segments, concatenates them, and returns the resulting audio and video clips. n specifies the number of segments, v specifies the number of output video clips, and a specifies the number of output audio clips. The results are saved to the values of [v] and [a] for video and audio respectively.
The eq filter then takes the [v] video returned by concat, and adjusts the value to a brightness of 0.3. For reference, 0 represent no change to the brightness.
This [v] value is then mapped to the output video using -map.
That being said, this filter isn't correct, as the [a] value is never used or mapped, so the filter would fail. The correct way to write the filter, if the intended use is to discard the audio, would be:
But I also understand my sister doesn't need to know how her phone does any of what it does to play candy crush or read her emails.
Just like she doesn't need to know how a microwave works to reheat her meal.
If you want to know how things are done, of course get yourself involved in the details, but for most things in life you just want to use it without bothering with the details, so you can focus of the parts that are of interests to you.
(I know some people like to know the details of everything, and maybe you are one of them, and that's great, but the vast majority of people do not)