What you'll learn

• 1 (00:51) **Opening & Setup: Why Matt Walsh Saw the New Spider-Man Movie** - Walsh explains his well-known antipathy for superhero movies and the personal circumstances that led him to watch "Spider-Man: Brand New Day" on opening night.
• 2 (07:39) **Core Thesis: The Movie is an Ad, Not a Film** - Walsh declares the movie "extremely terrible" and argues it is fundamentally a series of advertisements, not a coherent piece of art.
• 3 (12:44) **Plot Summary: The Absurdity of the Central Conflict** - Walsh attempts to describe the movie's plot, which he calls a "very generous term," focusing on the villain and the nonsensical rules of her powers.
• 4 (15:03) **Mechanism: Why Marvel Movies Can't Have Character Development** - Walsh explains the structural reason for the film's repetitive and stakes-free narrative.
• 5 (17:41) **Evidence: The Deus Ex Machina of the Supercomputer** - Walsh provides evidence of lazy screenwriting by focusing on the film's over-reliance on technology to solve problems.
• 6 (19:42) **Further Evidence: The Useless Supporting Character** - Walsh dissects the inclusion of The Punisher as an example of the film's incoherent structure.
• 7 (25:31) **Conclusion & Implications: The Real Moral** - Walsh wraps up by contrasting the film's critical and audience success with its artistic bankruptcy.

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