So one of my favorite movies are from The Fast and Furious series. Aside from the action and thrills that always set above the bar, my favorite thing about is the how real the characters are. One of those things is the relationship between Dominic Toretto and his now wife Letty Ortiz. If you've at least seen one of these movies or watched all seven in the franchise, you can tell that their love story is epic and more real than the cliched mock-ups we watch on TV. If you don't believe me, let me tell you right here.
1. They're hot together.
Vin Diesel and Michelle Rodriguez portray these characters to a T. They made these characters into the Jay Z and Beyonce of action movies. They have the best on-screen chemistry together. After fifteen years of friendship, they still manage to capture the magic that is Dotty (The ship name for them if anyone is wondering what it meant). Plus, they haven't aged a day since starring in the first movie back in 2001.
2. They have history.
In the first movie, we meet these two thrill junkies who are in love with two things: cars and each other. They grew up down the street from each other but didn't meet each other until they were teenagers. After their first street race against each other where Letty almost lost her arm from Dom showing off, She got his attention and the rest is history.
3. Their love is full of real passion.
They may be all muscle and cars but they are two people in love. They may not show it through flowers or cute nicknames like everybody else. They show their love in an unconventional way that doesn't revolve around lust but through a connection they only understand and feel with each other.
4. They're loyal to each other.
Neither one of these two could ever let the other one go. When Dom went on the run, Letty traveled all the way to Mexico to find him rather than just let him go and move on to someone else. When he thought Letty was murdered by the cartel, he kept the necklace that was their wedding ring. Even when he was with someone else, she always had his heart and he never love somebody else they way he loved her.
5. They sacrifice for the one they love.
These two fight for not just their love but each other. In Fast and Furious, Dom did the hardest thing someone could do for their true, he let her go. He didn't want her to take the fall for his mistakes and left her in the Dominican Republic before the cops could find him. He couldn't forgive himself if she had to suffer from his actions, even if it meant breaking his vows. But that didn't mean the story was over. Letty did the same thing when it came to bringing him back to her. She went undercover in the drug cartel to clear his name and to bring him back to the states. Even if it meant possibly losing her life, she couldn't live her life without him.
6. They're always saving each other.
The lengths these two will go to save each other is more than one person would do in a lifetime. When Dom found out that Letty was alive in Fast and Furious 6, he dropped everything and left the quiet life in Spain to go and bring her home. He jumped over a bridge to save her from falling to her death over the bridge. Name somebody who would do that, I'll wait.
7. Their love is unbreakable and can survive anything.
They been through hell and back together. They've survived car crashes, drug lords, and amnesia. One of the pivotal moments in their relationship was when Letty had remembered their life together, including the night they eloped in the Dominican Republic, and she thought Dom was gone forever when he crashed is Charger. Letty's vows are the definition of "Ride or Die".
"You will never be alone again. I vow wherever you go, I go. You ride, I ride. You fight, I fight. And if you ever die on me Dominic Toretto, I'm gonna die with you.
Pass the tissues guys. It's even more emotional when he wakes up to hear her say it and answer her question as to why he didn't tell her they were married.
"Because you can't tell someone they love you."
If that isn't real love then I don't know what you guys are watching.
So I know with Fate of The Furious coming out that a lot of fans are worried about Dom and Letty making it. After jumping through all of the hurdles and crazy obstacles that life's thrown at them, they made their way back to each other and they will in this new chapter of their story.
