The problem with revolutionizing the system is that money talks, and money will quash revolution. Control is a feedback loop i.e. having control provokes the ability to increase control. Another problem is that EVERYBODY has to be on board. Like 70% of the world middle class has to know wtf is up, but that will never happen. The reason that's necessary is partly due to numbers, but also for example if the US completely revolutionized we would find ourselves becoming far less powerful and a different region taking over as a epicenter of control.

Honestly, we already live in a massively authoritarian world. In a sci-fi sense, it's often about billions of enslaved to a super small fraction of the population, but reality is that that can't really happen due to being too lopsided. What we currently have is pretty much close to the worst IMO. We currently have a super small fraction of super elite, a chunk of sub-elite (middle class), and the vast majority of everybody else getting royally fucked (billions living in poverty and essentially enslaved).

I don't know the numbers, but I would guess that modern middle class is only about 10% of the world population, and when you think about it, that's about how much 'sub-elite' population you would need in order to control the rest of the 90%. Obviously, things are getting worse, like that 10% is looking more like 9.6% or something.

And as far as the movie having a conspiratorial vibe and all....that kinda is bleh, but reality is that's not what is important about the film. The crux was all in rather verifiable and striking statistics and logic. Like how the top contributors to both POTUS candidates are bet hedging banks. That should be a gigantic eye opener, but sadly it's not. Humans are very good at not recognizing egregious problems even if they're standing right in front of them