Don’t think it works out
It works out as much as it did in Black Swan. Andrew has given into the idea of perfection as did Nina. He has lost any connection whatsoever to anything else except being perfect
This film is also a colossal take on abuse and the demands to be great. Damien Chazelle wanted this to be a tragic film but people take it as inspiration.
I wrote a article here about it here
Whiplash: A Decade of Obsession, Sacrifice, and the Pursuit of Greatness
https://medium.com/theuglymonster/whiplash-a-decade-of-obsession-sacrifice-and-the-pursuit-of-greatness-f71449a46318