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Sadly you can't 'get through' to someone until they are ready to listen. You know the saying you can take a horse to water but can't make it drink? You've done all you can do. It's possible your friend wants a listening ear but doesn't really want any information right now. Some people want to talk about their pain and lack of beliefs or desire to find God, but they're not ready to actually seek spirituality or religion, if that makes sense. If this is the case, your friend is probably switching off at your suggestions to watch videos and the like. He is focused on his pain, not finding solutions.
Keep being a friend and if he continues to talk about suicide, do find out whether he is seriously contemplating it and if so seek help for him. He may need to know someone cares about him and that might well be all he's concerned about right now.
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