Corrected entry: In the scene where Galadriel is speaking with Gandalf, her hands are shown up close. However, she is not wearing her Ring. She owns one of the 19 Rings given to Men, Elves, and Dwarves, long before the events of the Hobbit, and wears it in Lord of the Rings. And yet none is shown in this shot.
Tailkinker
15th Jan 2013
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
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Correction: Rings can be taken off, even Rings of power; Galadriel is under no obligation to wear Nenya all the time. Travelling outside the secure borders of Lothlórien, it would even make sense not to wear the Ring openly, to avoid potentially drawing unwanted attention. In the books, Nenya is described as not being visible even when worn, whether through some innate property of the Ring itself or Galadriel's magic is unclear; in that version of the story, Frodo is able to see the Ring when Galadriel shows it to him because she wants him to, plus, as a Ringbearer himself, Frodo gets certain privileges when it comes to other Rings. Whether this property of Nenya is intended to carry over into the film version or not is unknown, but, regardless, Galadriel not wearing [or apparently not wearing] her Ring is not a mistake.
Tailkinker ★