Wham! (2023) Review

Title: Wham!
Year: 2023
Director: Chris Smith
Country: US
Language: English

Wham! made international stars out of George Michael and AndrewRidgeley in the early-mid eighties. Songs like Careless Whisper, Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go and Club Tropicana  rose in the charts and became timeless pop hits. How did their success originate? Lets ' explore. 

Through archival interviews and footage, George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley relive the arc of their Wham career, from '70s best buds to '80s pop icons.

Wham! does a tremendous job at bringing light to the importance of Andrew Ridgeley's contributions to the group. George Michael became such a big star post-Wham than his fame has entirely eclipsed Andrew. He was a great friend, a talented artist and essential to the early success of the group. 
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I also appreciated learning about the socio-political context in which the band strived in. They spoke to the youth of their generation, who stopped caring about their economic fate ("do you enjoy what you do?") and sought escapism. If they had been on the scene a few years prior they would have been buried by the punk scene.