Zeitgeist and it's like contain some interesting ideas, but its real value is in doing today what Bill Hicks did for a small segment of the UK population (*waves*) and a tiny segment of the US population 15 years ago.
It IS ok to ask "WHY?" and keep asking it until you get an answer. A real answer.
There is a reason why our language describes those who become engaged in politics or activism as undergoing an "awakening". You can work that out for yourself.
I was going to go through a whole list of stuff that troubles me about the world and what we can do about it, but I don't think anyone really wants to hear about that.
What I will do is put up a load of link to other videos that discuss the same ideas about the current state of the world and how we got here, and recommend that anyone interested in shaking themselves out of their slumber reads.
If only one author: George Orwell. Only one book? No. Two. 1984 and Animal Farm. Multiple times.
Adam Curtis Documentaries:
The Century Of The Self:
The Trap:
Part 3 - We will force you to be free
Noam Chomsky:
Manufacturing Consent
Lots of Chomsky videos, I don't think you can ever call the man less than interesting
Jon Ronson Documentaries (Semi-humorous in origin, but not always how it works out):
Secret Rulers Of The World - David Icke, The Lizards and The Jews
The Crazy Rulers Of The World - The Men Who Stare At Goats - First of 3, you can follow them through...
Others:
Why We Fight
The Revolution Will Not Be Televised - Documentary surrounding the failed coup in Venezuela a few years ago.
And of course, all this is just a start - but a good one in my opinion.
DISCLAIMER: Believe nothing, even if I tell it to you, unless it meets with your own good common sense and experience. - Siddhartha Gautama (The Buddha)